@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social
2025-07-25 03:09 UTC
my new summer robe
splashed by hot
purification water
更衣ふりかけらるる湯花哉
-Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶), 1795.
Trans. David G. Lanoue.
#Kyoto #Japan #MitarashiMatsuri #みたらし祭り #Shimogamojinja #下鴨神社 #summerfestival
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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social 2025-07-25 03:40
Mitarashi festivals (御手洗祭), when the faithful wade through purifying waters, were once popular throughout Japan, but only three now remain in Kyōto. The most famous is held at Shimogamo-jinja, the other two at Konoshima-jinja (the 'Silkworm Shrine') and Kitano Tenmangū. #Kyoto #MitarashiMatsuri