oni
A creature from Japanese folklore. Usually translated as "demon" or "ogre".
Traditionally depicted with red or blue skin, a tiger print loincloth, and horns. Oni horns can be depicted in various ways, whether it be as long, smooth, skin-covered or otherwise the same color as the skin, located on the forehead; or cone-shaped in any number of colors, whether it be white, grey, yellow, etc. atop their head. Their weapon of choice is the spiked club, particularly the kanabou. They are violent and favor brawn over brains.
Save for the horns, modern depictions tend to mute these characteristics considerably or entirely, especially in female characters, only keeping their iconic dual horns intact.
Oni are commonly associated with Setsubun, a holiday taking place on February 3rd, the last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar. On this day it is tradition to throw roasted soybeans in order to drive away oni; this practice is known as mamemaki.
Typical examples of oni are Lum, Gedomaru, Ibuki Suika and Hoshiguma Yuugi.
Related tags
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- ogre
- orc
- tengu
- tiger lily, called Oni lily in Japan
- Tag Group:Legendary Creatures
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The following tags implicate this tag: blue_oni and red_oni (learn more).
除了角之外，现代的描绘往往会在很大程度上或完全削弱这些特征，尤其是在女性角色中，只保留其标志性的双角完好无损。
鬼通常与节分（节分）联系在一起，节分是日本传统历法中冬季最后一天 2 月 3 日举行的节日。在这一天，人们有扔烤黄豆来驱赶鬼的传统。这种做法被称为“mamemaki”。