Teru Teru Bozu is a traditional Japanese doll made by hand with fabric or white paper. They are suspended at the windows of the houses to stop the rain and guarantee a sunny tomorrow.
Teru Teru Bozu
Teru teru bozu is a folk object supposed to bring beautiful weather. Teru teru bozu can be translated as a brilliant brilliant monk, or monk who wants time. It is a small doll or charm made of cloth or white paper that looks like a ghost or bald Monk.
Japan experiences heavy rains during the summer which can cause serious damage, so it is not surprising that Japanese use a traditional talisman to prevent rain. It is also during tsuyu (the rainy season) that one sees the most of these dolls, but they are also widely used in crop-related events.
History
Legend has it that in feudal times a village was the victim of continuous and devastating rains. A Buddhist monk assured the Lord that he could make the clouds disappear and return to sunny days. However, the rains did not stop and the lord had the monk’s head cut as punishment. His head was then wrapped in a cloth and hung outside to bring back the sun.
Another version of the birth of the teru teru bozu says that these dolls are the portrait of a little girl wearing a broom (to symbolically clean the clouds). It is believed that this practice was introduced in Japan from China during the Heian period. Legend has it that the inhabitants of a rainy village were asked to sacrifice a girl in order to save the village. The production of dolls of sowing paper (literally girl sweeping in good weather) would then have been a way of paying homage to this sacrificed girl.
Meaning of the teru teru bozu returned
In the tradition of the teru teru bozu, hanging the doll upside down is considered a way to bring good weather. The idea is that by turning the doll back, we symbolically reverse the bad weather.
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