Episode 2: The fire of the Oshitoshi

　Once upon a time, a mother and a son lived in a place in Seya Village. It is the night of New Year's Eve (Omisoka) of the year when his son greeted his wife. For the first time in this house, the mother-in-law (Shuto) is facing the young bride who is celebrating the New Year's Day.
"Don't put out the fire of the furnace tonight until tomorrow morning. It's the way of this house to make a celebration table for New Year's Day with that fire. "
And then,
"It is my wife's duty to protect the fire of New Year's Eve."
And I went to bed first.
　The bride, as he said, was watching the fire of the furnace with care not to burn it, but he slept down to get tired during the day.
　When I woke up, the fire was completely extinguished and turned into ashes. Now, even though it was said so hard, I couldn't help but jump out to Kadoguchi.
"I don't want to help you."
I sang it in a hurry.
　Then, from the darkness before dawn, there was a sound of a gong, and a small light approached. It was a procession of the funeral. The bride,
"I'm in trouble with turning out a great fire. Please lend me the fire of a lantern."
And the man in the procession,
"I can't lend only the fire, but I'll leave everyone if the funeral comes to play."
He answered.
　It is not an early engi on New Year's Day, but the bride, who thought that fire was the most important thing now, held all funerals in the barn. In this way, we finally hit the furnace with the fire that had been separated and reached New Year's Day.
　The bride confessed to her husband who was awake. My husband is
"Did you think so much about your mother's good points and your house?"
While caring for the bride
"I'm sorry to make the funeral a poor one."
Then they went to the barn and put their hands on the coffin and opened the lid. Surprisingly, in the coffin, gold and silver ovals were dazzling in the light of New Year's Day.
　The mother-in-law understands the roots of this bride's heart, and then the family lived happily for a long time.

Gathered from the Sagami Folk Society "Kanagawa Folklore (Funneral Ceremony on New Year's Day)"

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