This ritual ceremony was once also called 'Sarumenokimi no chinkon' (the repose of a soul by the Sarumenokimi clan) because it was performed by women from the Sarumenokimi clan, who was said to be the descendant of Amenouzume no Mikoto.
かつてこの儀は、天鈿女命の後裔である猿女君の女性が行っており、「猿女の鎮魂」とも呼ばれていた。