The Night Parade of One Hundred Demons and the Flow of Time

Now that the Aizu Yokai Parade is over, I'd like to talk a bit about the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons.

My name is Chiyo, a snow woman who is busy with work every day.

It's hot every day and I feel so lazy I might melt.
So, how much do you know about the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons?

First of all, when did Hyakkiya start happening?
It appears in tales from the Heian period to the Muromachi period.
In this day and age, there are demons and monsters and stuff like that, humans really do love these things...! That's what I thought.
The Night Parade of One Hundred Demons appears in many places, including stories depicting the exploits of onmyoji, old folk tales, and ghost stories.

The person who first thought of writing about the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons, or what if there was a procession of demons... or a procession of monsters...
It's that imagination, but I think that there must be an original source of inspiration first.

Someone who saw something like that would talk about it to others, and then it would spread from person to person.
I can't help but imagine all sorts of possibilities, such as whether the story reached a writer who wanted to use it as material for a post.

In the Edo period, art was expressed in the form of picture scrolls, perhaps reflecting the trend of the times to enjoy things visually.
Nowadays, the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons is increasingly being depicted in manga.
From stories to picture scrolls to manga, we have entered an era where people enjoy reading and looking at things.
This can also be seen in the change in the way the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons is portrayed.

There was also a story in a certain popular Jujutsu manga called "The Night Parade of One Hundred Demons" in volume 0.

Well, we are halfway through this year,
How many hundred demons will take place?
To all you monsters reading this, which parade of hundred demons will you be participating in?

To you, the person reading this
If you see it, please enjoy the Hyakki Yagyo quietly.
(I can't take responsibility if you accidentally call out to someone and get whisked away to the other side of the world.)