also: ものいまい · ぶっき
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
purification through fasting and abstinence
Traditional Shintō practice of avoiding certain activities, foods, or words to maintain ritual purity, often before a festival or important event.
祭りの前には物忌みをして身を清める。
Before the festival, they purify themselves through abstinence.
神主は物忌みの期
During the purification period, the Shintō priest abstains from meat and alcohol.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
confinement to avoid misfortune (Onmyōdō)
In Onmyōdō, the practice of staying indoors on days considered inauspicious according to the calendar, to avoid encountering bad luck or impurity.
See also: 陰陽道
陰陽道では、不吉な日には物忌みとして家に籠もる。
In Onmyōdō, on inauspicious days, one confines oneself at home as a form of abstinence.