FUKUOKA, Jan 09 (News On Japan) –
A conventional ceremony referred to as ‘Usukaburi’ was held on Monday in Omuta, Kyushu, the place individuals pour chilly water over their heads from picket mortars.
The pageant commemorates a apply courting again to the primary yr of the Meiji period, originating as a communal prayer for hearth safety. This custom is deeply rooted within the historical past of the Miike district, an space as soon as identified for its quite a few inns and which suffered a number of devastating fires, together with an enormous blaze in 1868 that destroyed 80 homes.
The Usukaburi pageant began when shrine parishioners visited native houses to supply prayers for hearth prevention. They would douse themselves with water positioned in mortars and buckets at these houses. After a hiatus, the pageant was revived in 1983, consolidating the ritual to a single venue the place individuals collect for the water-dousing ceremony.
The heaviest mortar utilized by adults weighs almost 100 kilograms.
Elementary and center faculty college students additionally joined the festivities, enthusiastically pouring buckets of water over themselves, regardless of the chilly climate with temperatures as little as 4°C.
News On Japan – Jan 09
A conventional ceremony referred to as ‘Usukaburi’ was held on Monday in Omuta, Kyushu, the place individuals pour chilly water over their heads from picket mortars.
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