On the day of Oshiraasobi held on January 16th (old lunar calendar), fortune-telling of the year is done to inquire about the divine will for the fortune, good, and evil of the year, and children spun the Oshirasama in a similar fashion, and inquired about the divine will.
正月16日に執り行われるオシラ遊びの日に1年間の吉凶善悪の神意を問うための年占を行い、同様に子供がオシラ様を廻しその神意を問うたという。