Showing posts with label shiramine shrine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label shiramine shrine. Show all posts
Monday, July 27, 2009
still more shiramine shrine, tanabata dances
Girls do a very slow circle dance with drums around the tanabata.
shiramine shrine, tanabata dances
Tanabata dances were held at Shiramine Shrine. Tanabata is a mid-summer festival, also known as the Star Festival. It's a celebration of thwarted love [in the vein of Romeo and Juliet]. "Wish Trees" are made from bamboo and paper wishes are tied to the tree.
Friday, July 17, 2009
shiramine shrine, kenmari games
Imagine a cross between 4 square and soccer played in heian period silken robes, and you come pretty close to kenmari, and ancient kick ball game, recreated for this festival at shiramine shrine.
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