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Okiagari-koboshi
is a Japanese traditional doll. The toy is made from papier-mâché and is designed so that its weight causes it to return to an upright position if it is knocked over.〔Hearn, 289.〕 Okiagari-kobōshi is considered a good-luck charm and a symbol of perseverance and resilience.〔McFarland, 169.〕
==History==
The makers of the earliest okiagari-kobōshi likely modeled them after a Chinese toy called ''Budaoweng'' (不倒翁; ''not-falling-down old man'') that is similarly weighted. Okiagari-kobōshi has long been popular among Japanese children. It is mentioned in a 14th-century play called ''Manju-Kui'',〔Hearn, 288.〕 and folklorist Lafcadio Hearn recorded a lullaby from Matsue in Izumo Province in the early 20th century that lists the doll as a gift for a young child:
Nenneko, nenneko nenneko ya!
Kono ko nashite naku-yara?
O-chichi ga taranuka? — o-mama ga taranuka?
Ima ni ototsan no ōtoto no o-kaeri ni
Ame ya, o-kwashi ya, hii-hii ya,
Gara-gara, nagureba fuito tatsu
Okiagarikoboshi! —
Neneko, neneko, nenneko ya!
Translated, it says:
Sleep, sleep, sleep, little one!
Why does the child continue to cry?
Is the milk deficient? — is the rice deficient?
Presently when father returns from the great Lord's palace,
''Ame'' will be given to you, and also cake, and a ''hii-hii'' likewise,
And a rattle as well, and an ''okiagarikoboshi''
That will stand up immediately after being thrown down.〔Hearn, 217–8.〕
Okiagari-koboshi are popular in the Aizu region of Fukushima Prefecture. There, the dolls are sold in red and blue varieties.〔Lee.〕 People buy the dolls during the ''Tokaichi'' (''Tenth-day Market'') held each 10 January.〔Tokaichi.〕 Shoppers typically throw several okiagari-koboshi down at the same time; those that stand back up are supposedly the lucky ones. Tradition mandates the purchase of one okiagari-koboshi for each member of the family plus one extra in the hope that the family will grow over the coming year.〔
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