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Omamori disposal?
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2012/10/16 09:33
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Hi, I have a lot of omamori accumulated from my travel in Japan. I understand that for some, it is a custom to dispose of them every year. If I live abroad, what should I do, according to tradition? Thank you!
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by sunyata
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Re: Omamori disposal?
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2012/10/16 16:06
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Hello!(^_^)/
It's not disposal but return. oMamori is just an material, but it's accommodated with god's power. So we have to return it to the owner. The story goes so.
But Japanese gods are accommodating and open-minded, you know. If you keep them clean with caution, and some other day you'll return them to any shrine that you can visit, it's O.K. I think.
In Japan, October is called "Kamnazuki" that means "godless month". On this month, all gods' meeting convene in Izumo region every year. I think maybe gods return entrusted oMamori to the owner with each other there.
Sorry, excuse my poor English.(x_x;)
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by ajapaneseboy
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Thank you
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2012/10/16 17:05
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Thank you very much! Your answer was very helpful, and your English is fine. If I return an omamori to a shrine, is there a place I need to put it? Do I give it to a miko? Thank you for your help.
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by sunyata
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Re: Omamori disposal?
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2012/10/27 10:52
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As a related question, can omamori be opened after the one year has expired, or can they never be opened?
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by Shimada Jiei
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Re: Omamori disposal?
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2012/10/27 16:07
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I think never be opened. In general, they say omamori will lose effect, if you open it. Oh, I see that expired omamori had lost effect already!(lol
In any way, to open omamori is meaningless (at best there are only pieces of paper put into it) and impolite, so no-one open it.
Although I feel like I opened omamori and looked into when I was a child.(^_^; Maybe every year many "effective" omamori is opened by curious children.
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by ajapaneseboy
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