FF5M:Children of the Shrine

Memo: Children of the Shrine
Obtained: Fifth Drop, after the cutscene with Shiragiku
Type: Terminology

ENJA

There were girls up to the age of seven who served as shrine maidens. The custom of offering a young daughter to a shrine was practiced on Mt. Kagiroi, near Mt. Hikami.

People used to believe that the souls of young children were not yet fully anchored in their living bodies.

There was a saying, "The gods have your soul until seven years old," which reflected the view that young children's souls did not yet belong to the material world.

幼巫女（おさなみこ）

数え年で七歳までの少女を巫女とする、
日上山周辺の陽炎山での風習。

小さな子供の死亡率が高かった頃。
子供はまだ現世と隠世の境界にいる
魂が不安定な存在であると言われて
いた。


「七歳までは神のうち」という言葉は、
数えで七歳になるまでは子供の魂は
まだ現世に定着しておらず、神の手に
委ねられている、という考えを示したもの。