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Smallpox Demon Charm
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An acrylic charm of the smallpox demon, a yōkai said to bring smallpox. Why would you want to carry her around? Well, she cute.
In the old days of Japan, people fought smallpox with the color red. How?
The smallpox disease was always moving around the country, killing countless people. People thought when someone got smallpox 🤒, it was because the smallpox demon (hosokawa) visited them.
But these demons did not like the color red, so people hung red banners inside and outside the house to scare the demon away.
They also had rituals and prayers to ask the demon to kindly leave. Try some other house. Maybe Akira’s next door, who never returned my broom.
You too can guard against smallpox by carrying this red acrylic charm.
Height: 2" (5 cm)
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