It has been known since the late Kamakura period, and it was also valued as a ritual for ikka-ichizoku rentai (solidarity of one family and one clan), because at an early stage participation in the ritual based on blood relationship was highly important.
鎌倉時代末期から知られており、当初は血縁関係に基づく参加が重んじられて一家一族連帯の儀式としても尊重された。