On Japanese Folk Religion View From Japanese Proverbs

Proverbs are the product of the long-term development of a nation’s language.They carry the rich cultural connotations of a nation,reflect the life and practical experience of the working people,and contain rich wisdom of the people.Through proverbs,we can understand a nation’s social outlook,values,national character and other cultural information to a certain extent.Japanese folk religions accompany the lives of Japanese people and become "invisible religions" in the lives of the people,reflecting many Japanese folk religions and cultures.From the perspective of cultural linguistics,this paper makes a preliminary summary of the proverbs related to folk religion in Japanese,and discusses the folk religion view of Japanese people through these proverbs.It aims to explore Japanese folklore and religion through proverbs,in order to help Japanese learners understand Japanese culture and Japanese psychology.This article summarizes the definition of folk religion based on the development of Japanese folk religion and the definition of folk religion by folklorists Ichirou Hori and Hitoshi Miyake.Analyze the structure and content of folk religion through Hitoshi Miyake’s folk religion structure pattern diagram,and derive the research value and research methods of this article based on this,that is by analyzing the related vocabulary of folklore and religion,we can dig out the hidden folklore and religion view of the Japanese.And proverbs are produced in the daily life of the people and reflect the experience and wisdom of the people.According to the definition and development of folk religion in the previous article,the proverbs related to folk religion are defined,and the Japanese folk religion view is explored from it.Through the analysis of folklore and religion-related proverbs,the following conclusions are drawn.One is the folk religious view of multiple deities beliefs.After categorizing the proverbs related to folk religions according to the images of gods of different sects,it is found that there are Buddhist beliefs,Shintoism beliefs,and the belief in the Seven Deities of Good Luck that appeared in the Middle Ages of Japan,which fully embodies the folk religious view of Japanese polytheism.The second is the animistic folk religious view.After dividing the folk religion-related proverbs according to the attributes of gods,it is found that people’s folk religious beliefs include mountain gods,river gods,and sea gods from nature;there are gods such as poor gods,kitchen gods,and water well gods who guard people’s daily life.Third,the folk religious views of exorcising evil and praying for blessings and auspiciousness.This section mainly analyzes the proverbs related to religious etiquette.The proverbs related to behavior in the middle of the year reflect the Japanese desire to pray for happiness from the gods and avoid disasters from various routine activities.The proverbs related to wedding and funeral rituals reflect the Japanese belief that when they move on to the next stage of their lives,they hope to be blessed by God and start a new life smoothly.These also reflect the Japanese folk religious views of exorcising evil and praying for blessings and auspiciously.