A standard occasion in Yokote City, Akita Prefecture, by which “bonden”, that are logs embellished with rice bales, are thrust into the marsh to wish for a bountiful harvest, was held with the participation of younger individuals who had returned to their hometowns in the course of the consecutive holidays.
This “Numairi Bonden” is a conventional occasion that’s mentioned to have continued within the Aradoko district of Hiraka-cho, Yokote City because the Edo interval.
For the primary time in 4 years because of the affect of the brand new corona, 5 individuals, together with males of unfortunate age, participated within the district with a shirtless shirt and a log about 4 meters in size embellished with rice bales. I practiced.
When they arrived at a marsh that was used as an agricultural pond, they’d go to the middle of the marsh whereas being submerged in water as much as their shoulders, and stick out a bonden to wish for a bountiful grain harvest and the security of their households.