So, today, let's learn about some important festivals in Japan. We can join them or visit them.
Japanese Sacrifice Time and Activities Kyoto _ _ Sacrifices to Kyoto Prefecture
Gion Matsuri is one of the three major festivals in Japan, with a history of 1 100 years.
The earliest origin can be traced back to 869. At that time, the epidemic situation in Luo Jing was rampant, and countless people died. At that time, people thought it was the king of the tauren. In order to suppress it and pray for the disease to subside, people began sacrificial activities in the then Gion society.
Although it was interrupted for a while, it revived and continued to this day.
Holding time: 7. 1~3 1 every year, before and after the sacrifice.
A Boyong "_ _"
Awa odori Festival is one of the three major bonsai dances in Japan, which originated in the old Abo country.
The dancers shouted "Lian" and walked slowly with the two beats of Sanweixian and Taigu.
It has been more than 400 years since the opening of the edo shogunate, and it is also very famous in the world as a traditional Japanese performance.
Holding time: 8. 12~ 15 per year.
Aomori made sacrifices for Aomori _.
Erekat Takeshi of Wuchuan Harari was designated as an important intangible folk cultural property in Japan. The biggest highlight is that people are pushing several 20-meter-high huge mountain bikes on the city roads. (Xiao Tong's favorite one)
The origin of this 400-year-old festival is the Mid-Autumn Festival in China. The figures on its mountain bike are mainly celebrities and kabuki in the Three Kingdoms period. Now there are some cartoon characters and a special museum.
Retention time: 8.2~7 days per year.
Sendai Chinese Valentine's Day "_ City _"
Needless to say, this festival first started in Data Masamune period, and now it is one of the three major festivals in Northeast Japan.
Seven kinds of decorations represent different meanings, such as simple books representing studies, paper clothes representing disasters and tailors, origami cranes representing longevity, wallets representing golden luck and commercial prosperity, nets representing fisheries, waste paper recycling representing cleanliness and thrift, and streamers symbolizing Weaver Girl.
Retention time: 8.6~8 days per year.
Akita pole _ Sacrifice "Akita _"
As one of the three major festivals in Northeast Japan, it has been designated as an important intangible folk cultural property by the state.
The pole lamp represents the ear of rice and the lantern represents the rice bag to pray for a bumper harvest in the coming year.
Here, you can also see the stunt of exchanging pole lights with a height of 12 meters and a weight of 50 kilograms between the waist and shoulders.
Retention time: 8.3~6 days per year.
Sapporo Snow Festival "Hokkaido"
With Datong Park as the main venue, there are many large and small snow sculpture and ice sculptures, which is a romantic world of ice and snow!
It was first developed at 1950 when local high school students made six snowmen in Datong Park. Later, more and more people began to challenge to make bigger ice sculptures.
Now it is basically completed by citizens and self-defense forces. If you have time, you can experience the fun of making.
It is held in early February every year.
Three Societies Sacrifice "_ Kyoto"
One of the three major festivals in Edo is held at Asakusa Shrine next to Sensoji Temple.
On the first day, a dance team composed of shallow grass dancers and geisha. It was opened. The second day's main activity was to carry 65,438+000 sedan chairs from 44 areas of Asakusa to Sensoji Temple Bentangli Square to pay homage and gather. On the last day, three sedan chairs of our club were carried out for a parade.
The present Sanshe Festival is developed from Guanyin Festival and Boat Festival, and is designated as the intangible cultural property of Tokyo.
It is held on the third Friday, Saturday and Sunday in May every year.
Sacrifice "Akita _" by stripping firewood.
At first, it was an ice and snow festival held 900 years ago in Hot Springs, Lu Nan, with the aim of revitalizing tourism. Later, the local mayor and famous folklorists began to combine the firewood and lantern festival in Zhenshan Temple.
Raw skin is evolved from the myth "Ghost Festival of Raw Skin". On the night of January 15 every year, local men put on ghost masks, straw clothes and huge wooden blades, dressed as ghosts, went door to door to accept wine and food, and advised adults to be frugal with their families and children to be kind.
Get rid of bad luck and illness and pray for all the best in the coming year.
Holding time: the second Friday, Saturday and Sunday in February every year.
Sacrifice "_ _" on the whole island of Okinawa
After the Pacific War, 1956 started a large-scale Magnolia Dance Festival with the slogan of reviving Okinawa.
Dance to pray for a bumper harvest, commercial prosperity, family safety, elimination of diseases and disasters, perfect couple, full house of children and grandchildren, etc. , including the worship of ancestors.
In recent years, Taigu has attracted many fans from all over the world to join.
Time Sacrifices to "Kyoto Prefecture"
Since 1895, one of the most interesting festivals is to celebrate the establishment of the Temple of Peace.
One of the three major festivals in Kyoto, from the Meiji Restoration, Edo, Antu Taoshan, Muromachi, Yoshino, Kamakura, Fujiwara, and Yen _, there are 20 queues of about 2 kilometers, including 2,000 cattle and horses.
Presenting the traditional technology of Kyoto to people in more detail, the whole process is like a picture of the times.
There are reservations in Japanese culture, and the previous cultural customs are still preserved. This is also a good practice, especially the inheritance of culture. If you come to Japan, don't forget to attend these Japanese festivals here!