厄やく払ばらい

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

exorcism; ceremonial cleansing from evil influence

General term for rituals that drive away bad luck or evil spirits, often performed at shrines or temples.

• 今年ことしは神じん社じゃで厄やく払ばらいをしてもらった。

  I had an exorcism performed at the shrine this year.

• 厄やく払ばらいの儀ぎ式しきは古ふるくから伝つたわる。

  The ritual of exorcism has been passed down since ancient times.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

door-to-door exorcism on New Year's Eve or Setsubun

A specific folk practice where performers visit homes to drive away evil in exchange for beans and money, traditionally done on the night of New Year's Eve or Setsubun.

See also: 節分

• 節せつ分ぶんの夜よるに厄やく払ばらいが家いえ々いえを回まわる風ふう習しゅうがあった。

  There was a custom of door-to-door exorcists visiting houses on Setsubun night.