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日本の祭り :( にほんのまつり )
PRESENTED BY: CHRISTINE EUGENIDES, DANI JACOBS, MICHAEL STURGES, & JAY WARDELL
Japanese Festivals
さっぽろ雪 ( ゆき ) まつり :The Sapporo Snow Festival
One of the largest and most distinctive winter events in Japan.
International Snow Sculpture Contest: attracts teams from various regions of the world to compete. The subject of the statues varies and often features an event, famous
building or person.
2014 International Snow Sculpture Contest Winners
1st Place: Korea “Mobius Glove”
2nd Place: Hong Kong “The Jumping Qilin”
3rd Place: Thailand “Kingdom of Thailand”
History of Sapporo Snow Fest. The tradition started in 1950, when six high school students built
six snow statues in Odori Park. The local Japan Self-Defense Forces joined in and built the first
massive snow sculptures, for which the Snow Festival has now become famous.
Over 400 statues are made, attracting around 2 million people each year.
Attractions Stages made out of snow host musical performances for
audiences to enjoy.
At the Satoland site, visitors can enjoy long snow and ice slides as well as a huge maze made of snow.
お盆Obon-The festival of the dead
Buddhist festival for honoring one’s ancestors.
Ancestor's spirits are able to return to our world to visit their relatives.
Celebrated on the 7th month of the year from the 13th-15th
History of Obon
Based on a Buddhist text which describes a monk dancing with joy after releasing his mother’s spirit from the realm of hungry ghosts
Today people preform the Bon Dori dance along side taiko drums to keep the rhythm, anyone can join in!
First day of Obon
People clean their houses and leave food offerings (usually fruits and vegies) along with flower arrangements by a butsudan (Buddhist alter)
They also light lanterns with their family crest and place it by the alter or a fire called mukae-Bon or mukae-bi by the entryway of their home to guide their relatives spirits home
They also will visit their relatives graves and invite them to come home
Last day of Obon
At the end they place floating lanterns in lakes or rivers to help guide their relatives back to their world
Naki Sumo/ Nakizumo Festival
Presented by マイケル · スタージェス Michael Sturges
What is the Nakizumo Festival?
The Naki Sumo Festival is a Baby Crying competition.
People bring their children to this festival
believing It will bring in good health,
and wards off evil spirits.
Nakizumo competition
Sumo wrestlers will hold up the babies in they air, and try to scare them into crying.
There will also be people who come into the ring using fright masks, yelling Naki! Naki! Naki! Which means “Cry”
After the babies cry they judge will then determine the winner.
Where does Nakizumo Festival take place?
Is held In Sensoji Temple In Tokyo
taking place in late April every year.
Believed to be over a 400 year old
tradition.
The competition Video
Wakakusa Yamaki 山焼き
When?
Where?
Why?
History
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ありがとうございます !