Davey 先輩 Contributor Joined 5 Feb 2005 Messages 7,694 Reaction score 627 29 Jun 2016 #1 Just saw this at my local shrine. Trying to search up the meaning of it myself but if anyone has some information it would be very helpful. 綱敷天満神社 神戸市東灘区 Attachments IMG_20160629_212647.webp 557 KB · Views: 340 IMG_20160629_212510.webp 191.5 KB · Views: 218
Just saw this at my local shrine. Trying to search up the meaning of it myself but if anyone has some information it would be very helpful. 綱敷天満神社 神戸市東灘区
Toritoribe 松葉解禁 Moderator Fifteen-year veteran Joined 22 Feb 2008 Messages 18,266 Reaction score 4,926 30 Jun 2016 #2 It's called 茅の輪くぐり "Chi no wa kuguri" (lit. passing through thatch ring); a festival for sound health. The following page explains about the origin of the festival (the right side "Story of Somin Shorai"). About Chimaki | Gion Matsuri, Kyoto Ashikari-yama | Public Interest Incorporated Foundation for Ashikariyama Preservation
It's called 茅の輪くぐり "Chi no wa kuguri" (lit. passing through thatch ring); a festival for sound health. The following page explains about the origin of the festival (the right side "Story of Somin Shorai"). About Chimaki | Gion Matsuri, Kyoto Ashikari-yama | Public Interest Incorporated Foundation for Ashikariyama Preservation