膳
Zen - Trays

　和田家には日常の生活用具の他に、村や家の行事などに用いられていた昔の道具が多く保存されていて、今でも活用できる状態で保管されています。なかでも慶事と弔事とで使い分けられる道具はこの地方の伝統として今でも受け継がれています。
　左は結婚式など慶事(喜びごと)で使われる膳、右は、葬儀や法事等悲しみごとで使われる膳です。
　The Wada house has preserved the old household tools and utensils, which could even be used today in both the home and for festivals. In particular, one local tradition that was handed down was the specific use of some utensils for only happy events (such as weddings) or only sad events (such as funerals).
　The photograph on the left is a special tray for happy events, such as a wedding ceremony and on the right is one for sad events such as a funeral or a memorial service.
　
盃
Sakazuki - A sake cup

　結婚式でよくみられる三三九度で使われる盃等の一式です。現在でも結婚式や約束事の成立時に使われています。
　日本では昔から約束事には紙を用いた証文が使われています。そのほか出陣や帰陣、祝言、約束ごとを結ぶとき、接待宴席など重要な儀式のときに行われる「三献の儀」と言われる儀式でお酒を酌み交わすしきたりがあり、3個一組の盃を用いてそれぞれ3回に分けて交互に飲み交わすことが行われていました。それが三三九度の始まりと言われています。
　現在では、結婚式で新郎と新婦が一組3個の盃に注がれるお神酒を交互に3回ずつに分けて飲み交わし、盃を重ねることで固い縁を結ぶことの意味合いが込められています。白川村では現在も祭りをはじめとする諸行事で行われることがあります。
　和田家には3枚重ねの盃の他にも、大きさや枚数が異なる様々な盃が保存されています。
　This is a set of Sakazuki sake cups called SanSanKudo, which were used at weddings to symbolize nuptial bliss. It is still now used at wedding ceremonies and traditional engagement parties or ceremonies.
　In Japan, a written contract has been used for generations to consolidate a promise. Especially, on the occasion of going to battle or returning from battle, a congratulatory ceremony or closing a contract, there is a traditional Japanese formality called “Sankon no gi” in Japanese. This takes place at a special reception or banquet, and the parties involved will take turns drinking from the same three Sakazuki sake cups three times. This is said to be the origin of the present-day nuptial cups.
　In the present-day wedding ceremony, the bride and groom take turns drinking sacred sake from the same sake cups three times. Through the exchange of Sakazuki, the bonds that tie them together become tied tightly. This custom nowadays takes place in some Shirakawa Village events. The Wada household has the three piled up Sakazuki cups, as well as various other ones of different sizes and numbers.