The myth of Usutsuki Warashi, a ghost child that lives in warehouses and storage in Japan
News24xx.com - There is a myth about a ghost child called Usutsuki Warashi in Japan. He likes to make noises from inside a warehouse or storage room. Unlike his cousin, Zashiki Warashi, who is friendlier and more cheerful, Usutsuki Warashi crawls out of the ground under the floorboard and roams the house during the night. He creates loud, eerie noises and leaves dirty foorprints all over the house.
Although this ghost does not pose a real danger, he causes discomfort in every house he haunts. Usutsuki Warashi does not bring good luck. But the myth says that if we try to kick him out of the house, it will bring misfortune to us.
The origin of this ghost is similar to that of Yamauba. It came from the old practice called kuchiberashi, or “reducing the mouths to feed”.
During times where food was scarce and it was hard to get by, family with too many members had no choice but to sacrifice their newborn babies. The cost of funeral also increased, so instead of having a proper funeral, the children were buried under the house, or inside the warehouses or storage. This is where the legend about “Usutsuki Warashi” came from.
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