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The Kitsune no Yomeiri (狐の嫁入り, "The Fox's Wedding") is a term or metaphor for certain natural phenomena, or a folk belief regarding a supernatural event, in Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu. The term "kitsune no yomeiri" can refer to several things: atmospheric ghost lights, in which it appears as if paper lanterns from a wedding procession are floating through the dark; sunshowers; or various other phenomena that may resemble wedding processions and are referenced in classical Japanese kaidan, essays, and legends. The kitsune no yomeiri is always closely related to foxes, or kitsune, who often play tricks on humans in Japanese legend; various Shinto rituals and festive rites relating to the kitsune no yomeiri have been developed in various parts of Japan.

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  • Kitsune no yomeiri (it)
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  • 狐の嫁入り (ja)
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  • The Kitsune no Yomeiri (狐の嫁入り, "The Fox's Wedding") is a term or metaphor for certain natural phenomena, or a folk belief regarding a supernatural event, in Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu. The term "kitsune no yomeiri" can refer to several things: atmospheric ghost lights, in which it appears as if paper lanterns from a wedding procession are floating through the dark; sunshowers; or various other phenomena that may resemble wedding processions and are referenced in classical Japanese kaidan, essays, and legends. The kitsune no yomeiri is always closely related to foxes, or kitsune, who often play tricks on humans in Japanese legend; various Shinto rituals and festive rites relating to the kitsune no yomeiri have been developed in various parts of Japan. (en)
  • Il Kitsune no yomeiri (狐の嫁入り? lett. "matrimonio di volpi") è uno strano evento raccontato in tutto il Giappone, tranne ad Hokkaidō ed Okinawa. (it)
  • 狐の嫁入り(きつねのよめいり)は、日本の本州・四国・九州に伝わる怪異。現象には大きく分けて、提灯の群れを思わせる夜間の無数の怪火と、日が照っているのに雨が降る俗にいう天気雨の、2つのタイプがある。いずれの現象も、人間を化かすといわれた狐と関連づけられるほか、古典の怪談、随筆、伝説などには異様な嫁入り行列の伝承も見られる。平成以降の現代においても、それらにちなんだ神事や祭事が日本各地で開催されている。 (ja)
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