抜ぬけ参まいり

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

unauthorized pilgrimage to Ise Grand Shrine (Edo period)

Historical term for a pilgrimage made without official travel permit or parental/relative consent during the Edo period. Often associated with young people or servants slipping away secretly.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには、若わか者ものが抜ぬけ参まいりをすることがあった。

  During the Edo period, young people sometimes made unauthorized pilgrimages to Ise.

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