丑うしの時とき参まいり

expression, noun

cursing ritual at 2am; nail-doll curse

A historical Japanese cursing ritual where a person visits a shrine at the hour of the ox (around 2am), nails a straw doll to a sacred tree, and prays for the target's death. Often associated with the legend of the Hashihime. The term is primarily encountered in folklore, literature, and historical contexts.

See also: 丑の刻参り

• 丑うしの時とき参まいりは、平へい安あん時じ代だいから伝つたわる呪のろいの儀ぎ式しきだ。

  Ushi no toki mairi is a cursing ritual that has been passed down since the Heian period.

• 彼かの女じょは丑うしの時とき参まいりをしている姿すがたを目もく撃げきされた。

  She was seen performing the ushi no toki mairi ritual.