@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social
2026-06-23 01:48 UTC
🍘👹A CRACKER TO AVOID THE PLAGUE🤲🍘
Beside Kamigoryō-jinja (上御霊神社) is a small store that sells one type of confection only...a simple, sweet cracker.
Like the shrine itself, the crackers have a deep connection to the origins of the Gion Matsuri (祇園祭).
#Kyoto #京都
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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social 2026-06-23 02:17
In 863 a plague struck the capital. Disease in those days was attributed to either gods or demons, and so the court decided to hold a special event in order to placate the 'goryō' (御霊 - angry spirits believed to be responsible for the epidemic) with music, dance and offerings.