AICHI, Feb 11 (News On Japan) –
Aichi’s famed Konomiya Hadaka Festival came about on February tenth at Konomiya Shrine in Inazawa City, the place males clad in solely fundoshi loincloths clashed in a frenzied battle. The conventional occasion, which has continued for over 1,200 years, facilities across the ‘Shin Otoko’ or ‘Sacred Man,’ chosen by lottery, whom contributors consider will cleanse them of misfortune in the event that they handle to the touch him.
This yr, roughly 8,000 ‘Hadaka Otoko’ (bare males) jostled violently towards the Shin Otoko in hopes of securing luck. Ahead of the melee, a ritual ceremony was held, marking the second consecutive yr of feminine participation, including to the evolving presence of girls within the pageant.
Source: Kyodo