In Minakami Village, stone Buddhist images resembling common roadside guardians can be found scattered throughout. However, unlike in other regions, where such slabs typically depict male and female kami, or gods, the figures carved into these images appear to be Shinto shrine maidens. Twins, to be precise.
According to the children of the village, such girls are called "twin maidens" and are worshiped as gods here.
With that in mind, while searching through what historical documents still remain in this manor, I came across text that references these maidens as Crimson Sacrifices.
I suppose the Hidden Ceremony relates to these sacrifices in some way.
Folklorist's Note 1 (FF2R)
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Folklorist's Note 1 | |
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| Kanji | 民俗学者の手記 一 みんぞくがくしゃのしゅき いち |
| Game | Crimson Butterfly Remake |
| Author | Seijiro Makabe |
| Chapter | Chapter 6: The Remaining |
| Located at | Kiryu House, Sliding Screen Room |
| Obtained | |
| Description | Written remarks from a folklore scholar who came to study Minakami Village, recalling how he first learned about Crimson Sacrifices. |
| Related Notes | Folklorist's Note 2, Folklorist's Note 3, Folklorist's Note 4, Folklorist's Note 5, Folklorist's Note 6, Folklorist's Note 7, Folklorist's Note 8, Folklorist's Note 9, Folklorist's Note 10, Folklorist's Note 11, Folklorist's Note 12, Folklorist's Note 13, Folklorist's Note 14, Folklorist's Note 15, Folklorist's Note 16, Folklorist's Note 17, Folklorist's Note 18, Folklorist's Note 19, Folklorist's Note 20 |
村に点在する道祖神らしき石仏には、他の地域に
見られる男女神のものとは違い、双子の巫女らし
き仏が刻まれている。
村の子どもらによると、この「双子巫女様」は村の
神として祀（まつ）られているらしい。
この屋敷に残る古文書を調べたところ、双子巫女
のことを「紅贄（あかにえ）」と記している部分を
見つけた。
秘祭とは、この「紅贄」にまつわるものなのだろう
か。