蛇神様(蛇塔) worship of snake nage

　なんだ、これは！

　昔、この地方は養蚕業が盛んでした。カイコの天敵はネズミ、ネズミの天敵は蛇、その蛇を守り神として崇めたのでしょう。

　我が家の納屋から、蛇の抜け殻が見つかったとき、父親から、粗末に扱うなと言われた、遠い昔のことを思い出しました。

　What is this?

　Once upon a time, the sericulture industry was thriving in this region. 

The natural enemy of the silk moth is the mouse, the mouse's natural predator is the snake, therefore the snake is believed to have been worshiped as the guardian deity.

　When I found a snake shell in my storage barn, I remembered my father told me I shouldn't desecrate it. It was many decades ago.