Study about Ritual Creation and Local Residents’ Identity Symbol: The Case of Goran-shiki Rituals at Tsuga-cho Ienaka, Tochigi City

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  • 儀礼の創出と地域住民のアイデンティティ表象に関する研究―栃木市都賀町家中の“強卵式”の事例から―
  • ギレイ ノ ソウシュツ ト チイキ ジュウミン ノ アイデンティティ ヒョウショウ ニ カンスル ケンキュウ : トチギシ ツガマチ カチュウ ノ"キョウランシキ"ノ ジレイ カラ

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<p>Since 2001, a characteristic ritual called Goran-shiki has been conducted at Tsuga-cho Ienaka, Tochigi City. Hard drinking and the food taboo on eggs are features of this ritual. Although Goran-shiki is relatively new, both the citizens of Ienaka city and visitors to it are accepting it as a tradition. We think that Goran-shiki acts as an identity symbol for people in Ienaka city. We analyzed the acceptance process and identified three points regarding this ritual.</p><p>(1) Various people are involved in the management of Goran-shiki, for example, the chief priest of a Shinto shrine, event consultants, and the kagura preservation meeting. Moreover, Goran-shiki is conducted only after considering various expectations.</p><p>(2) In spite of the various expectations from it, Goran-shiki has been strongly appealing for a food taboo on eggs. This phenomenon is the paradoxical effect of a ritual that strongly appeals to people’s traditional consciousness.</p><p>(3) Goran-shiki is based on the Nikko-zeme constitution at the Rinno-ji temple. The management introduced the unique feature of forbidding the eating of eggs in this ritual. This characteristic has made Goran-shiki an accepted ritual.</p>

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