洗せん骨こつ

noun

washing of cremated bones before placing them in a funerary urn

A traditional funeral custom, especially associated with Okinawa, where the bones are washed after cremation and before being placed in an urn.

See also: 厨子

• 沖おき縄なわでは、洗せん骨こつの風ふう習しゅうが今いまも一いち部ぶで行おこなわれている。

  In Okinawa, the custom of washing bones is still practiced in some areas.