抜ぬけ参さん宮ぐう

noun

pilgrimage to Ise Grand Shrine without permission (Edo period)

Historical term for an unauthorized pilgrimage to Ise Grand Shrine during the Edo period, often undertaken by children or servants without parental or employer consent. Compare 抜け参り, which is a more general term for sneaking away to visit a shrine or temple.

See also: 抜け参り

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには、親おやや主しゅ人じんに内ない緒しょで伊い勢せ神じん宮ぐうへ行いく抜ぬけ参さん宮ぐうが流りゅう行こうした。

  During the Edo period, unauthorized pilgrimages to Ise Grand Shrine, known as nuke-sangū, became popular.