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Yoshihiro Togashi Handwritten Letter

Togashi sent a handwritten letter to the idol Yumiko Seki, answering 11 questions. The letter was read aloud in the Iwakura and Yoshizumi's Show, on TV Asahi, on November 14th and 21st, 2023.

There's already a translation of the Q&A by the hunter fandom (please read it), but I want to share my favorite parts and maybe some interesting info that was said during the TV program. You can watch the full version on bilibili. The whole film studio was decorated with Hunter x Hunter manuscripts and figures, and BGM from both versions of the anime was played during the broadcast.

The MCs of the show are two female comedians, Yoshizumi and Iwakura. The guests were Yumiko Seki (former Sakurazaka46); singer Toshiya Miyata (Kis-My-Ft2), a huge Hunter x Hunter fan; and the comedian Shintaro Morimoto (TONTSUKATAN) who read Togashi's letter and served as moderator.

At the beginning of the show, Seki-san revealed she met Togashi in a Sakurazaka46 live concert.

Everyone was shocked to learn she met him face-to-face!

Then, Seki-san showed an autographed shikishi Togashi-sensei gave her when she graduated from Sakurazaka46. (T/N: She announced her graduation on December 13, 2022, and graduated on April 30, 2023 at the Sakurazaka46 3rd TOUR 2023).

Killua: "Graduation is the starting line!!"

It's interesting to add that Killua is Seki's favorite character and orange & white were her penlight colors, also her favorite colors. That's why Togashi drew Killua holding a bouquet of orange and white flowers.

Miyata joked that he will make sure that everyone knows he loves Hunter x Hunter by the time he graduates from Kis-My-Ft2 boy band. Morimoto told him "don't graduate just to get a shikishi" (LOL).

By the way, Miyata loves Kurapika, so I hope Togashi gives him a Kurapika shikishi one day :P

Here's Togashi's huge letter!

Before reading sensei's answers, they anticipated the huge success of the show, and came up with the hashtag #冨樫先生からのお手紙 (letter from Togashi-sensei).

It was a success indeed, trending all over social media.

Then, Morimoto started to read the Q&A.

The second question was about the Hunter x Hunter character setting. Before reading the answer, they showed a Togashi's memo containing a detailed timeline of each character that he uses in order to develop the story without creating any contradictions. There's a timeline of the Chimera Ant Arc, and a table of the princes' entourage, allowing Togashi to distinguish them. He even drew characters that didn't appear.

Miyata left his seat and came closer to the monitor, so he could see the memo better. He's a crazy HxH stan just like us.

This material is actually from Jump Ryu's booklet (2016). You can also watch the Jump Ryu video with subs on YouTube, where Togashi explains better how this character table works.

Here's the part of the answer Togashi talks about Killua's inspirations. I am a huge fan of MDP Psycho!

The author of "Toy-y", Atsushi Kamijo, thanked Togashi on his Twitter. He also wrote that he loves Level-E.

When answering question 4, we found out Togashi-sensei watched Sakurazaka46 New Year's special feature in 2021, when Seki-san asked for the complete set of Hunter × Hunter.

But, because Togashi-sensei is such an introvert, he thought he would make her feel uncomfortable by actually sending it. It took him two years to finally decide to send it.

Miyata laughed so hard, saying: "Togashi-sensei is such an otaku!!" (LOL)

Seki-san confirmed Togashi really sent the Hunter × Hunter set to her ^^

The 5th question was about Togashi's favorite nen ability. Seki-san and Miyata also shared their favorite type of nen.

Seki-san loves Killua, thus she likes transmutation. She also likes Hisoka's analysis about nen, and thinks Killua fits his description about transmuters perfectly.

As for Miyata, he loves Kurapika, therefore he likes the conjurer type. He remembered that in order to conjurer chains, Kurapika had to imagine, touch, draw, and even licked real chains.

He was curious if Goreinu, a character that appears in Greed Island, had to do something similar and touch gorillas in order to be able to materialize them.

Miyata is a crazy HxH fan, he came up with many curious tidbits and did a deep analysis of the series. It's not confirmed in the manga or any databook if Goreinu is really a conjurer, but I really liked his point of view.

Question 7 about Meruem's final moments was really touching. After hearing Miyata's explanation about Meruem and Kogumi, Iwakura almost started crying.

Tears rolled down her cheeks when she saw the double spread of Meruem's final moments.

The funny thing is, at the beginning of the show, she told us she had only read the first chapter.

So, Morimoto joked: "Why did you have to stop at volume 1!!?" XD

Morimoto also revealed that Togashi-sensei's favorite scene is Meruem and Kogumi double spread.

Question 8, what does Togashi do on his days off? Morimoto asked Seki-san's opinion. She imagines Togashi having mandarin oranges on a kotatsu table, and talking to cats on the porch.

T/N: Eating oranges while sitting around a kotatsu table is a japanese tradition during the winter.

Togashi didn't mention anything like that in his answer, but there's an interview with Naoko Takeuchi (WITH magazine, May 2022) where she says, "We have been married for over 20 years. Although we have small fights sometimes, my husband is extremely kind and quiet, like a hermit (...) The house we have lived for 20 years is also a place of healing. Sometimes we have meals or tea in the garden". So, I can totally picture Togashi-sensei eating oranges in the winter and talking to cats.

Togashi-sensei stated he is the type of person who always has sound playing while he is working, just like Yoshizumi-san. She was happy she was acknowledged in his letter!

The question 9 was about manga that Togashi-sensei found interesting recently. Miyata remembered that Togashi had wrote a recommendation on the obi of Kimestu no Yaiba (Demon Slayer) volume 4, praising the series. I had completely forgotten Togashi loves Demon Slayer!

In his letter, Togashi-sensei wrote he couldn't give the name of the series he's currently into, since he would get criticized. But he left some clues. Yoshimizu said the crazy amount of ッッッ (small tsu) used in his answer was maybe a keyword, and that the fans would probably figure it out. She had no idea what manga he was talking about, though.

Togashi-sensei also wrote this manga is a true story published in 2023. So, many fans came up with the Autobiography of Keisuke Itagaki (author of Grappler Baki): an autobiographical manga depicting the harsh life experienced by Keisuke Itagaki in the "JGSDF 1st Airborne Brigade" that consumed his youth!

I started reading it, and the author really loves to use "ッッッ" at the end of the sentences. I don't think it's the kind of content I would recommend to an idol like Seki-san. Anyway, I don't know whether that's the correct answer or not, but it seems so.

The manga that Togashi-sensei ended up recommending was "Oi! Tombo". It has been serialized in Weekly Golf Digest since 2014. An anime is also scheduled to premiere in 2024. I was happy to see that the Golf Digest X Account mentioned his letter!

Seki-san was introduced to an unexpected golf manga, but she immediately became interested, saying, "I really want to read it'' and "I want to buy it right away.'' I guess we all felt that way. I'm definitely watching the anime!

The 10th question was about the ending! The reaction of the guests and MCs when Morimoto read there's an Ending D in case Togashi-sensei dies was priceless.

Before Morimoto could read the "Ending D", Miyata recalled he went to watch the Hunter × Hunter movie "Phantom Rouge", and received a copy of Volume 0. He grabbed it, and showed the Q&A with Togashi-sensei, highlighting Question 4: What will end up happening to Kurapika and the Phantom Troupe? A: "They will all die."

He was really looking forward to knowing the ending of Hunter × Hunter, but not this one (LOL). Morimoto and Miyata were too nervous, they took a sip to calm down before reading the "Ending D Pattern".

The final question was about the amount of text in volume 37. Miyata commenting that his answer also had an incredible amount of text made me laugh so hard. It was a huge answer indeed.

Togashi's last words were:

"Words are da best!" (Words rule/Nothing can beat words/Only words wins/ whatever sounds better in english).

Everyone laughed so hard, because this is actually a slang used by young people or fandom to say someone or something is the best. He wrote the letter in polite japanese, it was fun he ended it with a slang. By the way, Togashi-sensei loves slang, specially fandom unique vocabulary, as he usually uses it Hunter x Hunter. He's a fan of Keyakizaka46/Sakurazaka46 after all.

Miyata was excited to hear that Togashi-sensei himself is "bugged", which makes him want to continue reading HxH even more. One thing that caught Miyata's attention during this final question was the part Togashi-sensei mentioned he needs to settle many issues during the voyage of the Black Whale ship. Actually, the word "settlement" (解決) captured the attention of many fans, as they posted a lot about that on social media.

Miyata thought about people on board the ship whose fates needs a resolution. He wondered if this was about Kurapika and The Phantom Troupe since the conditions to what Togashi-sensei said in volume 0 (everyone's gonna die) are right there to happen soon.

He showed his Volume 0 again. LOL, I hope Togashi-sensei was just joking.

Of course, let's not forget that are many other unfinished business that needs a solution in this arc, we have a whole succession to the throne war in motion. But, Miyata was really hyped about Kurapika and volume 0.

The show ended with a big thanks and bow to Togashi-sensei!

Miyata said he has been reading HxH for more than 20 years, since he was in elementary school. No matter how old he is, he still gets excited about it! He loves Hunter × Hunter!

Morimoto asked Seki-san to say some final words to Togashi-sensei. Besides showing all her love for Hunter × Hunter, Seki-san was really cute and asked Togashi-sensei to take really good care of his health!

That's it, sorry for being like Togashi-sensei and writing too much. Although my posts are more about Yu Yu Haksuho, I feel I needed to address his letter too. I didn't take the Ending D too serious, since it was discarded. However, I think it was a cute closing to HxH. Like Miyata-said, everything went back to the beginning, The Whale Island where it all started.

I just want Togashi-sensei to live long and write his favorite ending!

There were other interesting parts, like Seki-san telling Togashi-sensei to make a DVD BOX of the TV show. In the end, everyone wanted to make one ^^ (me too). It is a really precious letter. I hope Seki-san frames it and make an altar :P

Thank you very much, Togashi-sensei!

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今回の報告書で「消滅可能性自治体」とされた自治体は、以下の通り。 【北海道】 函館市、小樽市、釧路市、夕張市、岩見沢市、網走市、留萌市、稚内市、美唄市、芦別市、赤平市、紋別市、士別市、三笠市、根室市、砂川市、歌志内市、深川市、富良野市、登別市、伊達市、北斗市、当別町、新篠津村、松前町、福島町、知内町、木古内町、鹿部町、森町、八雲町、長万部町、江差町、上ノ国町、厚沢部町、乙部町、奥尻町、今金町、せたな町、島牧村、寿都町、黒松内町、京極町、共和町、岩内町、泊村、神恵内村、、積丹町、古平町、余市町、赤井川村、南幌町、奈井江町、上砂川町、由仁町、長沼町、栗山町、月形町、妹背牛町、雨竜町、北竜町、沼田町、当麻町、比布町、愛別町、上川町、上富良野町、和寒町、剣淵町、美深町、音威子府村、幌加内町、増毛町、小平町、苫前町、羽幌町、遠別町、浜頓別町、中頓別町、枝幸町、豊富町、利尻町、美幌町、津別町、清里町、小清水町、訓子府町、佐呂間町、遠軽町、湧別町、滝上町、西興部村、雄武町、大空町、豊浦町、白老町、洞爺湖町、むかわ町、日高町、平取町、浦河町、様似町、えりも町、新ひだか町、士幌町、広尾町、池田町、豊頃町、本別町、浦幌町、釧路町、厚岸町、浜中町、標茶町、弟子屈町、白糠町、羅臼町 【青森県】 青森市、弘前市、八戸市、黒石市、五所川原市、十和田市、むつ市、つがる市、平川市、平内町、今別町、蓬田村、外ヶ浜町、鰺ヶ沢町、深浦町、藤崎町、大鰐町、板柳町、鶴田町、中泊町、野辺地町、七戸町、横浜町、東北町、六ヶ所村、大間町、東通村、風間浦村、佐井村、三戸町、五戸町、田子町、南部町、階上町、新郷村 【岩手県】 宮古市、大船渡市、久慈市、遠野市、一関市、陸前高田市、釜石市、二戸市、八幡平市、奥州市、雫石町、葛巻町、岩手町、西和賀町、平泉町、住田町、大槌町、山田町、岩泉町、田野畑村、普代村、軽米町、野田村、九戸村、洋野町、一戸町 【宮城県】 石巻市、気仙沼市、白石市、角田市、登米市、栗原市、蔵王町、七ヶ宿町、村田町、川崎町、丸森町、松島町、七ヶ浜町、大郷町、色麻町、加美町、涌谷町、女川町、南三陸町 【秋田県】 能代市、横手市、大館市、男鹿市、湯沢市、鹿角市、由利本荘市、潟上市、大仙市、北秋田市、にかほ市、仙北市、小坂町、上小阿仁村、藤里町、三種町、八峰町、五城目町、八郎潟町、井川町、大潟村、美郷町、羽後町、東成瀬村 【山形県】 鶴岡市、酒田市、新庄市、上山市、村山市、長井市、尾花沢市、山辺町、中山町、河北町、西川町、朝日町、大江町、大石田町、金山町、最上町、舟形町、真室川町、大蔵村、鮭川村、戸沢村、高畠町、川西町、小国町、白鷹町、飯豊町、庄内町、遊佐町 【福島県】 会津若松市、白河市、喜多方市、二本松市、田村市、伊達市、桑折町、国見町、川俣町、天栄村、下郷町、檜枝岐村、只見町、南会津町、北塩原村、西会津町、猪苗代町、会津坂下町、三島町、金山町、会津美里町、泉崎村、棚倉町、矢祭町、塙町、鮫川村、石川町、玉川村、平田村、浅川町、古殿町、三春町、小野町 【茨城県】 日立市、常陸太田市、高萩市、北茨城市、潮来市、常陸大宮市、稲敷市、桜川市、行方市、鉾田市、城里町、大子町、美浦村、河内町、八千代町、五霞町、利根町 【栃木県】 日光市、矢板市、那須烏山市、益子町、茂木町、市貝町、塩谷町、那珂川町、 【群馬県】 桐生市、沼田市、渋川市、藤岡市、富岡市、安中市、上野村、神流町、下仁田町、南牧村、甘楽町、中之条町、長野原町、嬬恋村、草津町、東吾妻町、片品村、みなかみ町、玉村町、板倉町 【埼玉県】 行田市、秩父市、越生町、小川町、川島町、吉見町、鳩山町、ときがわ町、横瀬町、皆野町、長瀞町、小鹿野町、東秩父村、神川町、寄居町、松伏町 【千葉県】 銚子市、勝浦市、富津市、八街市、南房総市、匝瑳市、香取市、山武市、いすみ市、栄町、神崎町、多古町、東庄町、九十九里町、芝山町、横芝光町、白子町、長柄町、長南町、大多喜町、御宿町、鋸南町 【東京都】 檜原村、奥多摩町 【神奈川県】 三浦市、中井町、山北町、箱根町、真鶴町、湯河原町 【新潟県】 小千谷市、加茂市、十日町市、村上市、糸魚川市、妙高市、五泉市、阿賀野市、佐渡市、魚沼市、胎内市、田上町、阿賀町、出雲崎町、湯沢町、津南町、関川村、粟島浦村 【富山県】 氷見市、南砺市、上市町、入善町、朝日町 【石川県】 七尾市、輪島市、珠洲市、加賀市、羽咋市、志賀町、宝達志水町、穴水町、能登町、 【福井県】 大野市、勝山市、あわら市、池田町、南越前町、越前町、高浜町、若狭町 【山梨県】 都留市、大月市、韮崎市、上野原市、甲州市、早川町、身延町、南部町、富士川町、道志村、西桂町 【長野県】 大町市、飯山市、小海町、佐久穂町、立科町、長和町、阿南町、阿智村、平谷村、天龍村、上松町、南木曽町、王滝村、大桑村、木曽町、���坂村、筑北村、小谷村、坂城町、高山村、山ノ内町、木島平村、信濃町、小川村、飯綱町、栄村 【岐阜県】 美濃市、瑞浪市、恵那市、山県市、飛騨市、郡上市、下呂市、海津市、養老町、関ケ原町、揖斐川町、池田町、七宗町、八百津町、白川町、東白川村 【静岡県】 熱海市、下田市、伊豆市、御前崎市、牧之原市、東伊豆町、松崎町、西伊豆町、川根本町 【愛知県】 津島市、新城市、南知多町、美浜町、設楽町、東栄町、豊根村 【三重県】 尾鷲市、鳥羽市、熊野市、志摩市、木曽岬町、大台町、度会町、大紀町、南伊勢町、紀北町、御浜町、紀宝町 【滋賀県】 高島市、甲良町 【京都府】 宮津市、京丹後市、井手町、宇治田原町、笠置町、和束町、南山城村、京丹波町、与謝野町 【大阪府】 富田林市、河内長野市、柏原市、門真市、泉南市、阪南市、豊能町、能勢町、岬町、太子町、河南町、千早赤阪村 【兵庫県】 洲本市、西脇市、加西市、養父市、朝来市、宍粟市、多可町、市川町、神河町、上郡町、佐用町、香美町、新温泉町 【奈良県】 大和高田市、五條市、御所市、宇陀市、山添村、安堵町、三宅町、曽爾村、御杖村、高取町、上牧町、河合町、吉野町、大淀町、下市町、黒滝村、野迫川村、十津川村、下北山村、上北山村、川上村、東吉野村 【和歌山県】 海南市、橋本市、有田市、御坊市、田辺市、新宮市、紀の川市、紀美野町、かつらぎ町、九度山町、高野町、湯浅町、広川町、美浜町、由良町、みなべ町、日高川町、白浜町、すさみ町、那智勝浦町、太地町、古座川町、串本町 【鳥取県】 岩美町、若桜町、智頭町、八頭町、大山町、日南町、日野町、江府町 【島根県】 雲南市、奥出雲町、津和野町、隠岐の島町 【岡山県】 玉野市、笠岡市、井原市、高梁市、新見市、備前市、真庭市、美作市、久米南町、吉備中央町 【広島県】 竹原市、府中市、安芸高田市、江田島市、安芸太田町、神石高原町 【山口県】 萩市、長門市、美祢市、周防大島町、上関町、田布施町、平生町、阿武町 【徳島県】 鳴門市、小松島市、吉野川市、阿波市、美馬市、三好市、勝浦町、佐那河内村、神山町、那賀町、牟岐町、美波町、海陽町、上板町、つるぎ町、東みよし町 【香川県】 さぬき市、東かがわ市、土庄町、琴平町 【愛媛県】 宇和島市、八幡浜市、大洲市、四国中央市、西予市、上島町、久万高原町、内子町、伊方町、松野町、鬼北町、愛南町 【高知県】 室戸市、安芸市、須崎市、宿毛市、土佐清水市、四万十市、東洋町、奈半利町、田野町、安田町、北川村、本山町、大豊町、いの町、仁淀川町、中土佐町、佐川町、越知町、檮原町、日高村、津野町、四万十町、大月町、三原村、黒潮町 【福岡県】 嘉麻市、小竹町、鞍手町、東峰村、添田町、川崎町、みやこ町、築上町 【佐賀県】 多久市、玄海町、大町町、白石町、太良町 【長崎県】 平戸市、松浦市、対馬市、壱岐市、五島市、西海市、雲仙市、南島原市、東彼杵町、小値賀町、新上五島町 【熊本県】 水俣市、上天草市、天草市、美里町、和水町、小国町、産山村、高森町、山都町、氷川町、芦北町、津奈木町、多良木町、湯前町、相良村、山江村、球磨村、苓北町 【大分県】 佐伯市、臼杵市、津久見市、竹田市、杵築市、豊後大野市、国東市、姫島村、九重町、玖珠町 【宮崎県】 串間市、えびの市、高原町、国富町、諸塚村、椎葉村、美郷町、高千穂町、日之影町 【鹿児島県】 枕崎市、阿久根市、西之表市、垂水市、曽於市、南九州市、三島村、さつま町、湧水町、錦江町、南大隅町、肝付町、大和村、喜界町、天城町

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Legends and myths about trees

Celtic beliefs in trees (15)

H for Huath (Hawthorn) - May 13th - June 9th

“May tree - Sixth month of the Celtic tree calendar (Ref)”

colour: midnight blue; Gem: lapis lazuli; Gender: female; Patrons: Olwen, Blodeuedd, Chaldean, Humen, Selene, Virgin Mary; Symbols: love + marriage, fertility + birth, reproduction, heart

The short, thorny, graceful hawthorn. The slender hawthorn trunk and branches twist as the years go by. In winter they are particularly beautiful, standing clinging to misty wildernesses and craggy rocky outcrops, or clustered on open ranges of hills that their appearance is spectacular. Leaves and flowers appear simultaneously in May, signalling the change of season from spring to summer. Hawthorn flowers bloom in clusters, so that at the height of spring, rows of white froth run across the fields and mountains, a scene aptly captured by the English writer H. E. Bates as 'the fluffy cream floating in May'.

In spring, when the hawthorn flowers are in full bloom, the air releases a musky, sweet, rich fragrance all around. Small round berries turn burgundy in autumn.

In Ireland, hawthorn is still cherished as a magical tree protected by the fairy kingdom. Tradition has it that if you cut down a single hawthorn tree standing alone in a field or burial mound, you will lose your livestock and household possessions.

Hawthorn trees protect wells and springs as fairy trees. The beautiful flowers of hawthorn are also said to deliver prayers to the heavens. Even today, many people tie rags and other items to hawthorn trees standing near wells and springs, wishing for good luck or that their love will reach the person they love.

Before Christianity, hawthorn was the supreme fertility symbol and at the May Festival, people confided their love, danced to their heart's content and made love in the woods. Among the Celts, spring was the season for marriage, and it was customary to bring a bouquet of hawthorn flowers to weddings to ensure that the couple would be blessed with children.

In Britain, the earliest known hawthorn goddess was Olwen ('white footprints'), a woman of courage, wit and beauty. The well-known mythological tale of Culhwch and Olwen, in which King Arthur's cousin, Culhwch, overcame 40 impossible tasks that seemed virtually unattainable set out by Olwen's father, the giant king, Yspaddaden, and marry his beloved Olwen.

As the beautiful, white hawthorn flowers opened, people celebrated the power of nature and love to bring new life into the world and marvelled at the miracles of sexual activity, pregnancy and childbirth. For the Celts, sexual activity, pregnancy and childbirth were not something to be ashamed of, but an essential part of life and a sacred expression that one could love.

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ケルト人の樹木の信仰 (15)

HはHuath (ｻﾝｻﾞｼ) - 5月13日 - 6月9日

『5月の木〜 ケルトの木の暦（参照）の第6月』

色: ミッドナイト・ブルー; 宝石: ラピスラズリ; 性: 女性; 守護神: オルェン、ブロダイウェズ、カルデア、ヒュメン、セレネ、聖母マリア; シンボル: 愛＋結婚、豊穣＋出産、生殖、心臓

背丈が低くとげをもった優雅なサンザシ。ほっそりとしたサンザシの幹や枝は、年が経つにつれてねじれていく。冬になるとその姿は特に美しく、霧の立ち込めた荒野や、ごつごつとした岩の露頭にしがみつくように立つ姿、また広々と連なる丘に群れをなしている様子は、見事というより他はない。葉と花は5月に同時に姿を現し、春から夏に季節が変わることを知らせている。サンザシの花は群れを成して咲くことから、春の盛り、白い泡立ちの列が野山を縦横に走り、その様子を英国人作家のH・E・ベイツは、「五月に浮かび上がるふわふわしたクリーム」と的確に表現している。

春、サンザシの花が満開になると、麝香 (じゃこう)のような甘く濃厚な香りがあたり一面に放たれる。小さな丸い実は、秋になるとワインレッドに変わる。

アイルランドでは今もなお、サンザシは妖精の国に守られた魔法の木として大切にされている。野原や埋葬塚に一本だけぽつんと立っているサンザシの木を切ると家畜を失うか家財を無くすという伝承もある。

サンザシは妖精の木として、井戸や泉を守っている。また、サンザシの美しい花は祈りを天まで届けてくれるという。現在でも井戸や泉のそばに立つサンザシには、幸運が訪れるますように、あるいは好きな人に思いが届きますようにと願う大勢の人々が、布きれや品物を結び付けている。

キリスト教以前は、サンザシは最高の豊穣のシンボルであり、5月祭には、人々は愛を打ち明け、心ゆくまで踊り明かし、森で愛を交わした。ケルト人の間で春は結婚の季節であり、夫婦が子宝に恵まれるように、結婚式にはサンザシの花束を持っていく習慣があった。

英国では、サンザシの女神として最も古くから知られているのが、勇気と機転と美貌の持ち主、オルェン (‘白い足跡’の意)。アーサー王の従兄弟であるキルフーフが、オルェンの父である巨人の王アスパザデンが課した事実上達成不可能と思われる40の無理難題を克服し、愛するオルウェンと結婚した神話『キルフーフとオルェン』がよく知られている。

美しく、そして白いサンザシの花が開くと、人々は、新しい命を宿す自然と愛の力を祝福し、性の営み、妊娠、出産という奇蹟に驚きの声を上げた。ケルト人にとって、性行為や妊娠、出産は恥ずべきことではなく、人生になくてはならない大切な一部であり、人は愛することができるということの神聖な表現であった。