女神おみながみ

noun

paper doll for good weather prayers

Archaic term for a paper doll that children used in rituals to pray for good weather. Not used in modern Japanese.

• 昔むかしの子こ供どもたちは、晴はれを願ねがって女神おみながみを作つくった。

  Long ago, children made paper dolls called ominagami to pray for clear weather.