The current text resumes the topic of fertility rituals in Japan. This part of the entire article deals primarily with two protective village deities, the Dösojin, residing at entrance points to the village and thus overseeing all activity and movement to and from the village itself. The Dösojin thus have the capacity to control and influence everyday life of the villagers in the supernatural field, including new year festivities connected with fertility rituals. The current text not only introduces the shape of the two-day festival but also contributes to a deeper understanding of the issue in question by providing a complex insight into the symbolism and contextual meaning of the performance of the ritual itself., Zuzana Kubovčáková., and Obsahuje bibliografii
The current text deals with the Japanese Seven Gods of Fortune, the shichifukujin, deities of combinatory nature that are believed to bring luck, prosperity and longevity to those who venerate them. The primary emphasis of this article is to introduce the seven lucky gods as part of a New Year ritual in the mountain village of Shimofukuzawa in rural Japan, addressing, therefore, the issue of contemporary Japanese folk religion. I tis based upon an anthropological documentary recorded in a village where local traditions are being perpetuated by the performance of community rituals, during which all members of the village take part. The article is intended to provide an introductory text to the delineation of the ritual proper, which will be introduced under the name Fertility Rituals in Japan and their Symbolism: Fertility rituals under the protection of Dōsojin., Zuzana Kubovčáková., and Obsahuje seznam literatury