Ostracism /村八分Mura-Hachibu
Mura-Hachibu is a custom held from the Edo era.
Mura means village and Hachibu means eighty percent.
It means that as for the person who disturbed order of a village, the person is quitted association by everyone as sanctions…They refuse to accept the person as a member of the group.
However it doesn't mean breaking off completely.…It's eighty percent!
Then what do you think what twenty percent means ?
It means a fire and a funeral.
When the person was really troubled, they help the person.
Japanese believe that a harmonious group spirit is very important anytime.
I like the Japanese sensitivity that does not completely expel the person.
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村八分は、江戸時代から行われている習慣です。
村の秩序を乱した人は、制裁として、村のみんなから交際を断たれます。もう、同じグループの一員として受け入れてもらえないのです。でもこれは、文字通り、八分・・80%なのです。
ではでは、残りの20%は何を意味するでしょう?
それは、火事とお葬式です。
仲間外れにしても,本当にその人が困っている時には助けるのです。
日本人はどんな時も人の和が大切だと信じています。
私は、完全にその人を追放したりしない、この言葉をつくった日本人の感性が気に入っています。
2 Comments:
I like that way yukyey, it is very interesting way of helping the individual grow up some.
And it is true as you say, it is a good sensitive thing that it is only partial and not completely separating from the person, that is very good.
Thanks for teaching me about that custom, it is a smart and good one, Thanks.
Thank you for your understanding. I really like old style of Japanese spirit.
I'm worry about that Japanese might lose this kind of spirit.
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