Additionally, many villages had a custom (Hoso Kami okuri) to prevent disasters from becoming serious by worshipping and entertaining Hoso Kami in order to convince them to pardon the villagers.
また祀りもてなす事で疱瘡神に手加減をしてもらい、災厄を軽く抑えようとする風習（疱瘡神送り）をする村も多かった。