鎮しずめ物もの

noun

sacred items buried in the sumo ring

Sumo term: objects such as rice, salt, or other purifying items buried in the dohyō during its ritual purification ceremony.

• 土ど俵ひょう祭さいでは、鎮しずめ物ものとして米こめや塩しおなどが土ど俵ひょうの中ちゅう央おうに埋うめられる。

  During the dohyō-iri purification ceremony, items such as rice and salt are buried in the center of the ring as shizumemono.