Japanese lifestyle ~22~ The salt for purification

  On this column, I introduce the salt for purification, when you get
at the funeral.
  As I wrote here before, Japanese people often give a gift to the other
person. When you go to some one's funeral, you get some gift.
That is a kind of appreciation for coming to the funeral.
  The chief mourner will give you a salt besides the gift.
After the funeral finish, t is said that you should sprinkle the salt to your body when you enter
your own home. It means you purify yourself.
  In Japan,  the salt has a important role in our lifestyle. There are
various salty foods in Japan. In Japan, the salt also has the meaning of
purification.

Can you see お清め塩(O kiyome shio) above? It means "the salt of purification"
kiyome=purification
Shio = salt

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