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宮地嶽も桜色に

鏡も神社でよくみかけますね。なぜ鏡が神聖なものだとされたのでしょうか。電気がなかった時代を想像してみてください。太陽や月の光を鏡で受け止めて反射すると、あたかも光を操っているようです。また鏡は自分の姿を映すので、心の中までも映す事が出来るとして畏れられていました。今でも、鏡の前でウソをつくのは難しいものだと思いませんか?
さて、宮地嶽の鏡も来週には桜色に染まりそうです。

Mirrors are often placed on altars of shrines in Japan. Why were mirrors regarded as sacred? Please imagine the age that had no electricity. When we receive light from the moon or sun and reflect it with a mirror, we feel as if we were controlling the light. In addition, because mirrors reflect our figures, they were an awe-inspiring thing as they were believed to reveal our mind. Even today, don’t you think it difficult to tell a lie in front of a mirror?