Oshira-sama

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Oshirasama (Japanese: おしら様, おしらさま, お白様, オシラ様, or オシラサマ, Hepburn: oshira-sama) is a tutelary deity of the home in Japanese folklore.^[1] It is believed that when oshirasama is in a person's home, one cannot eat meat and only women are allowed to touch it.^[2]

The festival day for Oshirasama is called meinichi (命日, or a death anniversary). It is held on the 16th day of the first, third, and ninth Japanese lunar calendar.^[1]