神戸国際協力交流センター機関紙　No.30記念号-「ajisai」-より転載


追儺（ついな）とは、通称、おにやらい、おにおいといい、日本の文武天皇時代（A．D．697−708）より毎年大みそかに宮中、社寺、民間で行なわれた年中行事で、現在各家庭で行なわれている豆まきに似た行事です。今日では暦の関係上春の節分に行い、翌日の立春（暦の上では新年を意味します）を迎えるようになりました。この日、「一番太郎鬼」「赤鬼」「姥鬼」「呆助（ほおすけ）鬼」「青鬼」「餅割鬼」「尻くじり鬼」の七匹、また、太刀役（たちやく）という五人の児童（十歳前後）、肝煎り（きもいり）という世話人等 十数名がこの古来伝統の神事に奉仕します。この鬼役は、神社近在の昔ながらの氏子の人に限られ、身を清めるため前日から「鬼の宿」に篭もり、何度も井戸水をかぶり練習を重ね、さらに当日朝須磨の海岸で海中に入り、身も心も清めてこの鬼役を努めます。松明の炎で全ての災いは焼きつくされ、太刀の刃で寄り来る不吉は切り捨てられます。追儺式では一年の無病息災を願って一陽来復の春が巡りくることを皆で喜び祝い、参拝者は古来からの風習で、鬼の松明の燃え残りを家の入口につるし、また割られた餅を食べ、この年の平穏を祈ります。

長田神社追灘式平成５年２月３日午後２時〜６時３０分頃境内特設舞台にて
長田神社：神戸市長田区長田町３丁目１（神戸高速高速長田駅、市営地下鉄長田駅下車北へ１０分）



Tsuina, also known as Oniyarai or Onioi, is an annual event that began during the reign of Emperor Monmu (A.D 697-708) and was celebrated at the Imperial Court, shrines, temples, and in homes on the last day of the year, It somewhat resembles the bean-scattering ceremony celebrated nowadays by families. Tsuina is now held on Setsubun (the last day of winter by the old calendar) to celebrate the start of spring on the following day.
On the day of the ceremony, seven ogres named lchiban Taro Ogre, Red Ogre, Hag Ogre, Ho-osuke Ogre, Blue Ogre, Mochi Ogre, and Shirikujiri Ogre, five boys (aged 10 or so) as sword-bearers, and about a dozen stage managers take part in this traditional divine ceremony.
Only those people who have lived near and supported the shrine for many years may take the part of the ogres.
In order to become purified, they seclude themselves in an "Ogre House" the day before the ceremony and douse themselves with icy cold water practicing their parts: early in the morning of the day of the ceremony, they submerge themselves in the sea at Suma Beach for final purification before assuming their roles.
At around 3:00 P.M the ogres come on atage carrying torches of straw and dancing to the sound of drums and trumpet shells, Next, Ichiban Taro Ogre, Red Ogre, Hag Ogre, Ho-osuke Ogre, and Blue Ogre, are given their swords and they soon begin dancing, with a torch in the right hand and a sword on the left shoulder. These messengers from the gods keep dancing until 7:00 P.M when the final mochi cracking ceremony is completed. The flames of the torches burn away all calamity and the blades of the swords cut down all evil coming near.
In the Tsuina Ceremony, every participant prays for good health throughout the new year and celebrates the joy of welcoming another spring. Following the ancient tradition, the onlookers take bits of the extinguished torches to hang over the entrance to their home and eat cracked mochi while praying for a peaceful year.

Tsuina Ceremony at Nagata Shrine February 3, 1993, 2:00 to 6:30 P.M special stage Nagata Shrine 1,3-chome, Nagata-cho, Nagata-ku Kobe (A lO-minute walk north from Kosoku Nagata Station of the Kobe Kosoku Railway or Nagata Station of the Kobe Municipal Subway.)