Aoandon, or, Aoandō (青行灯, あおあんどん, 青行燈, - TopicsExpress



          

Aoandon, or, Aoandō (青行灯, あおあんどん, 青行燈, あおあんどう) In the Edo period, a popular pastime was hyaku monogatari, or "a hundred stories". A crowd of people would gather in a room where a hundred candles were burning inside andon lamps, which had been covered in blue paper to create an eerie atmosphere. Then a hundred frightening supernatural tales would be told, and after each one was finished, a candle would be put out. When the last story was told and the room went dark, the demon called ao-andon was said to appear.
Posted on: Thu, 05 Sep 2013 01:30:15 +0000

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