Teru teru bozu

Teru teru bozu

by Ditya S.A

Teru teru bozu, this doll has a name that is as interesting as its function. Teru teru bozu is a doll from Japan that is believed to be an antidote to rain.

This doll in Japan is believed to have magical powers that can bring sunny weather and stop or prevent rain. Teru teru bouzu has been popular since the Edo period when children made it to wish good weather. These dolls are made of white paper or cloth that are hung on windowsills using threads

There are many legends behind the origins of these cute dolls, but some of them are quite scary. One of the stories of Teru Teru Bozu is the tragic death of the “Good Weather Monk” in Japan during feudalism. The monk had promised a village that was beset by incessant rains, he would end the bad weather and save the farmland. But the rain continued and the angry landlord ordered the monk’s decapitation and then wrapped his head in a white cloth and hung it up to wish the weather well.

Another legend says that the Teru Teru Bozu tradition spread from China during the Heian period (794-1185 AD), and that it was not a monk, but a young girl with a broom called (So-Chin-Nyan) in Chinese or souseijou in Chinese. Japan.

Making Teru Teru Bozu is as easy as making instant noodles. First, prepare two pieces of cloth that are the same size or simply use two pieces of tissue paper and one rubber band. Second, crumple one of the pieces of cloth into a ball shape for the head, then wrap the other half around it, rotating to make the doll’s head. Finally, use a rubber band to keep the head in place. After that you can hang it on the window or door.

Teru Teru Bozu may have had a dark history, and these paper dolls have been such a part of Japanese history that one thinks more of restless children wanting to play in the sun than of a monk missing his head.

There is a novel about teru teru bozu that Alsa famous

It has a title fantasteen scary Teri Teri bozu

Kagome Niwa, a girl who previously attended school in Switzerland moved to Kobe, Japan. He loves chess and decides to join the chess club with his new friend, Hibari Todo. It turns out that he's not the only foreign student at his new school, there's another one with blue eyes, Yuki Takanashi.

Entering the club was not easy. They have to pass the entrance exam from the senior brother in the chess club by searching for the chess pieces hidden in supposedly haunted places in the school at night. Kagome accidentally meets Takanashi who gives her a pawn that she has to find and even takes her home.

The next day at school, there is horrendous news. One of the senior brothers in the chess club was found dead: covered in a white sheet, then tied with ropes and hung outside a window. Like teru teru bozu dolls

That is the sinopsis about the novel that can make us interested for read it.