The month of the absence of gods

 

1.Long long time ago, one princess picnicked
  at the hill with her followers.


                     



2.   "Yeeeer !"

     The maid found a skull.


                     



3.  The princess said.

  "Please pass me the wine, my old follower."


                     



4.  "My princess, what are you doing ? "


                       



5. The princess was so kind that she wash
     the skull by wine and laid here.

                         



6.  A few months later, the princess suffered
   from critical illness.

                           



7.  She was attacked by the devils in her dream.

   " Help me  !  "

   " It no use resisting. October is the month of
     the absence of gods. "

    " Princess, come with us !"


    The Japanese religion is polytheism like the
     Greek mythology.

    Old Japanese called October the month of the
    absence of gods .


                   



8.  "Stop ! Stop ! "


                     



9.   "Hay,yah ! "


                         



10.      Crack !


                         



11.  "Thank you very match ,young knight.
       You saved my life.
       May I have your name, please ? "

    " Har har har !  I'm eastern foreigner.
      I do not have the value which I declare myself."


     When Kyoto was the capital of Japan, the aristocrats

     disdain the people who live in eastern area.
     So eastern people was called the eastern foreigner.


                         



12.  The princess comes around.

      " Princess  !  "

      " Are you really O.K. ?  "

    A rumor was going about that young samurai of
    the Eastern foreigner  defended the princess against
    sick demons of illness.
 
   But people misunderstood that Yebisu god helped the princess.
 
    Because, Yebisu means foreigner.


                       



13.   Because all Japanese gods gather in
        Izumo (like Olinpos),  in order to hold a
        meeting to matchmaking.

       So gods stop being in another area.

       Yebisu god is existence like Hermes in Greek
        mythology.

      October is the month of the absence of gods.
      But people pray for the success of business.

      Yebisu god smiled at Izumo .

                                                              - The End -