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sin eaters

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Japanese Meaning
この場合は「sin eater」(罪を食べる者)の複数形であり、伝統的な民間伝承において故人の罪をなすためにその罪を受け入れる人物を指す用語です。
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民話によれば、悲劇の後、共同体の罪を肩代わりするために他人の罪を儀式的に受け取る者たちが呼び出されたという。

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sin eaters

Folklore claimed that, after a tragedy, sin eaters were summoned to take on the community's guilt.

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Folklore claimed that, after a tragedy, sin eaters were summoned to take on the community's guilt.

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