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The God of Smallpox (Housougami) (Ep. 18)
FromUncanny Japan - Japanese Folklore, Folktales, Myths and Language
The God of Smallpox (Housougami) (Ep. 18)
FromUncanny Japan - Japanese Folklore, Folktales, Myths and Language
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Length:
10 minutes
Released:
May 19, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Welcome to May's Uncanny Japan. In this episode I talk about the God of Smallpox (housougami/疱瘡神). Come listen to the beliefs in this fearsome god and how dogs and the color red kept him at bay. Notes: The intro/outro music of Uncanny Japan is a song by Christiaan Virant (“Yi Gui” from Ting Shuo). The whole album is just gorgeous as it everything else by FM3.
Released:
May 19, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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