@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social
2025-07-25 04:24 UTC
18 days before the first day of autumn (丑の日 'the day of the ox') people come to cleanse their feet (and hands).
The 'ashitsuke shinji' ritual (足付け神事) is said to guard against chilblains and beriberi.
It's likely that Konoshima-jinja's mitarashi festival is the city's oldest.
#tradition #summer #festival
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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social 2025-07-25 04:45
Lighting a votive candle at Shimogamo-jinja's Mitarashi Festival. #Kyoto #Japan #MitarashiMatsuri #みたらし祭り #Shimogamojinja #下鴨神社 #summerfestival