HYOGO, Jan 11 (News On Japan) –
The annual “Fukumairi” ritual, a 14th-century custom held yearly to find out the luckiest man of the 12 months, was taken out by a 19-year-old college pupil on Wednesday morning.
“Open the gates!” marks the start of this heated winter ritual at West Nishinomiya Shrine in Hyogo Prefecture, recognized for Ebisu, the god of enterprise prosperity. The ‘Fukumairi’ ritual includes a race via the shrine grounds, aiming to be the primary worshiper of the Tōka Ebisu competition.
Around 1300 “speedsters” from throughout the nation took half, with a protracted queue forming for the lottery that determined their beginning positions.
At the sound of a drum, the primary gate opened at 6:00 AM, and members sprinted alongside the 230-meter cobblestone path.
Initially, a person in a black hoodie led the race. Then, a gaggle of 4 took the lead aspect by aspect, any of whom might have turn into the ‘luckiest man.’ But in a dramatic flip, one of many leaders slipped and fell on the ultimate slope.
Eventually, the winner emerged: Nozomi Takaya, a 19-year-old college pupil from Amagasaki City in Hyogo Prefecture and a member of a monitor crew.
“This is my first time to join the lucky man race, so I guess I was lucky,” mentioned this 12 months’s ‘luckiest man.’ When requested who he needed to share his luck with, he replied, “I’d be happy if it could cheer up those affected by the earthquake.”
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The annual “Fukumairi” ritual, a 14th-century custom held yearly to find out the luckiest man of the 12 months, was taken out by a 19-year-old college pupil on Wednesday morning.
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