Introduction of Japanese Spring Festival activities

The year is coming to an end. What are your expectations for the new year? In the spring of 2008, there were many interesting festivals in Japan. If you travel here, it will be very lively! What are the specific activities? Let's have a look!

Nobuyuki Kurokawa

Date: February, March, May,165438+1October (mainly spring shrine, held 8 times a year.

Venue: Chunri Shrine, Yuheishan, Zhuangnei Shrine, etc.

Among them, the "King Sacrifice" held in February is the most important sacrificial activity. From the early morning of February 1, people began to welcome the arrival of the spring shrine "Wang _". In the evening, the children will have a "step on the earth" activity, which will kick off Kurokawa's play. After performing the most important "San Fan" dance in ancient energy dramas (the dance performed by the old people who symbolize the gods), there will be five energy dramas and four crazy talks one after another, which will last all night. On February 2, the gods returned to the Spring Festival, and the energy drama will be staged in front of the gods. In addition, various sacrificial ceremonies will be held in the shrine until the evening.

Royal Lantern Festival

Date: February 6th.

Venue: Kamkura Shrine and Shinomiya, Geshan area

The Lantern Festival is a fire sacrifice full of masculinity in Kumano area, which is listed in the World Heritage List. The biggest attraction of the Lantern Festival is that 2,000 white men wrapped in thick straw ropes are carrying burning torches and rushing down the dazzling steep stone steps of Shencang Mountain like a river of fire.

Sapporo Ice and Snow Festival

Date: the second week of February, lasting 7 days.

Venue: Sapporo Chase Hall, Hirono (Sudano Hall, Sato Lando Hall (Sapporo Central District, East District)

There are three venues in Sapporo, where there is large and small snowfall, and 2 million people, including foreign tourists, come to watch it every year. Among them, Datong Park, the main venue, is located in the city center, and the area with a length of 1.5 km is like an ice and snow museum. The International Plaza located in Datong West 1 1 is the venue for the International Snowfall Competition. Every year, more than a dozen organizations from all over the world take part in the competition. Because the venue was originally a park, you can visit it for free at any time. As night falls, the withered snowflakes stand out against the China lanterns (until 22: 00. The ice withered on the Boye Hall, which is famous for its night scenes, gives people a fantastic feeling. Here, you can embed crabs, cuttlefish, salmon and other Hokkaido specialties into withered ice and enjoy works full of whimsy.

the Lantern Festival

Date: February 3rd.

Venue: Haruki Nara (Kasugano-CHO, Nara Prefecture

In Japan, it is called "Festival Lantern", which refers to the day before spring begins. On this day and three days in August, 14 and 15, Nara Spring Festival Society lit all the more than 3,000 lanterns in the temple between 18: 30 and 2 1: 00. This activity began 800 years ago and continues to this day. Some lanterns in the yard were offered by military commanders (warriors) during the Warring States period, while most others came from ordinary citizens. The flickering candlelight makes people feel as if they have returned to the era without electricity, which is very mysterious. The lanterns, the shadows reflected in the river and the red buildings of the shrine are all harmonious and beautiful.

There are both "stone lanterns" made of stone and "hanging lanterns" hanging in the corridor. Stone lanterns are pasted with paper written with prayers, and participants personally light candles; The lanterns hanging on the cloister are of different shapes and varied. It seems that there are as many lanterns as there are wishes. Recalling the past, these lanterns are brightly lit every night, which also makes people feel deeply.

Yokosuga Snowhouse Festival

Date: February 15 ~ 16.

Venue: Road Park in front of Yokosuga City Government in Akita and other places.

Houses dug up in the mountains of snow-capped mountains are called "igloos" (kamakura in Japanese). In Yokosuga, more than 100 "igloos" and countless "miniature igloos" are built every year. The little lights in the snow house are flashing in the silent night, which is really interesting. It is said that the Snowhouse Festival originated from the ceremony of burning decorations to Buddha in the first month and the ceremony of children driving away crows that destroyed fields. It has a history of 400 years. There is an altar in the "Snow House", and children offer wine and rice cakes to the water god, so that the water god can give good water. Children in the igloo will also greet passers-by in Akita dialect, such as "Please come into the igloo" and "Please taste the sweetness". When they enter the igloo, everyone will have a pleasant chat while tasting rice cakes and snacks. It can be seen that the "snow house" was originally used to invite people in. Now, there are countless small "snow houses" with lights on in the campus of Hengshou South Primary School in the city, which is particularly romantic.

Huiyang Naked Body Festival in Xiwei Temple

Date: the third Saturday in February

Venue: Nishiwei City, Okayama City

Huiyang Naked Festival in Xiwei Temple is an exciting and strange festival held at midnight, where shirtless men compete for lucky things.

One of the three wonders of Japan. 9000 topless men (only 1 piece of crotch cloth) fought fiercely for two lucky things called "Baomu" thrown by the abbot from a 4-meter-high window. If anyone is lucky enough to grab the "precious wood" and put it in a rice bowl full of rice, then he is the "lucky one" of that year and can get happiness for a year. Another lucky thing is the willow chip bundle, which will be thrown out of the 100 group. Even so, it is not easy to grab.

It is said that this festival began 500 years ago, when believers snatched the paper amulet named "King of Cows" distributed to pilgrims by the abbot. This paper amulet is a proof that the abbot began to practice in the first month and ended his practice. Because the people who get it have met a lot of good luck, more and more people want to get it. But paper is easily torn, so it was later changed into sawdust.

Hahu Harvest Festival

Date: February 17 ~ 20.

Venue: Hachiba City, Aomori Prefecture

Ha-Hu Harvest Festival is a time when people dance around the city to wish a good harvest. The dance that announces the arrival of spring in the north shows the scene of farming operations.

Dancers known as "Taifu" and pipers, drummers, gongs and singers of 10 ~ 30 people formed a group and marched along the street. Every year, more than 30 groups, including children's groups, take part in the parade in gorgeous costumes. In ancient times, people would dance "_ (Embree)" with farm tools in the celebration activities to pray for a bumper harvest, from which the Japanese pronunciation of the Harvest Festival came.

How about these activities? Is there anyone you like? If so, I plan to travel to Japan this spring. You can take part in these activities and enjoy cherry blossoms!