むかしむかしある所に、唐辛子の大好きなお婆さんがいました。医者が喉に悪いから唐辛子を控えるように、お婆さんにアドバイスをしました。それでも、お婆さんは好物の唐辛子を食べ続けたので、それが元で亡くなってしまいました。
人々は、このおばあさんの死を悼み、お地蔵さんを作って、唐辛子をお供えしたということです。その後、このお地蔵様に祈願すると、喉の病気が治ると言われるようになったそうです。
私の学生時代に、唐辛子の辛味を感じない友達がいました。周りの友達は面白がって、彼の食べ物に唐辛子をいっぱい入れるのですが、彼は平気な顔で水も飲まずに食べていました。いくら唐辛子を食べても、体の不調を招くことはないそうです。決して鈍感な人ではありませんでした。たまたま、道端でこのとうがらし地蔵に出会い、彼のことを思い出しました。今はどうしているのだろう。とうがらし地蔵にはなっていないと思います。
人々は、このおばあさんの死を悼み、お地蔵さんを作って、唐辛子をお供えしたということです。その後、このお地蔵様に祈願すると、喉の病気が治ると言われるようになったそうです。
私の学生時代に、唐辛子の辛味を感じない友達がいました。周りの友達は面白がって、彼の食べ物に唐辛子をいっぱい入れるのですが、彼は平気な顔で水も飲まずに食べていました。いくら唐辛子を食べても、体の不調を招くことはないそうです。決して鈍感な人ではありませんでした。たまたま、道端でこのとうがらし地蔵に出会い、彼のことを思い出しました。今はどうしているのだろう。とうがらし地蔵にはなっていないと思います。
Once upon a time, there was an old woman who had a deep love for chili peppers. A doctor advised her to avoid chili peppers because they are bad for her throat. However, she continued to eat favorite chili peppers, which eventually led to her death.
People mourned her death, built a Jizo and offered chili peppers to her. After a long time, a legend was born that praying to this Jizo will cure throat issues.
During my time at school, I had a friend who couldn't sense the spiciness of chili peppers. Amused, his friends added much chili pepper to his food, but he ate it without any emotion and without drinking water. No matter how much chili pepper he eats, he says it doesn't make him feel physically uncomfortable. He was never a person who was insensitive. I happened to come across this Jizo on the roadside and was reminded of him. I wonder what he is doing now. I don't think he has become a Chili Pepper Jizo.
Note; A Jizo is a guardian deity who shields the souls of kids from going to hell. It has the shape of a Buddhist monk and is commonly found by the roadside.
People mourned her death, built a Jizo and offered chili peppers to her. After a long time, a legend was born that praying to this Jizo will cure throat issues.
During my time at school, I had a friend who couldn't sense the spiciness of chili peppers. Amused, his friends added much chili pepper to his food, but he ate it without any emotion and without drinking water. No matter how much chili pepper he eats, he says it doesn't make him feel physically uncomfortable. He was never a person who was insensitive. I happened to come across this Jizo on the roadside and was reminded of him. I wonder what he is doing now. I don't think he has become a Chili Pepper Jizo.
Note; A Jizo is a guardian deity who shields the souls of kids from going to hell. It has the shape of a Buddhist monk and is commonly found by the roadside.