庚こう申しん講こう

noun

kōshin-machi association

Historical term for a group that gathered for the kōshin-machi vigil, a folk practice based on Daoist beliefs about the three worms (sanshi) reporting one's misdeeds.

See also: 庚申待

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには、村むらごとに庚こう申しん講こうが組そ織しきされていた。

  In the Edo period, kōshin-machi associations were organized in each village.