@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social
2026-07-16 06:22 UTC
After the procession the now 'possessed' floats are quickly dismantled, the spirits thus extinguished for another year, and the city protected once more.
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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social 2026-07-16 06:44
Kyōto in the early 16thC was filled with violence between Buddhist religious sects. In 1533 Ashikaga Yoshiharu (足利義晴), in an attempt to diffuse the religious-fueled civil disorder within the city, halted all religious events, including the Gion Festival (祇園祭)😲 #祇園祭