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“Purification through fasting and abstinence” in Japanese

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物忌み monoimi ものいみ

Purification through fasting and abstinence in Japanese is “物忌み” (monoimi). Full meaning: purification through fasting and abstinence; confinement to one's house on inauspicious days to avoid misfortune (Onmyōdō practice).

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