かつては不浄の間は神社への参拝を控える習わしがあった。
There was once a custom of not visiting shrines during one's period.
不浄の身では神事に加われないとされていた。
A woman having her period was held to be barred from Shinto rites.
不浄の日には女性を台所に立たせない家もあったという。
Some households reportedly kept women out of the kitchen while they had their period.