NIPPON Kichi - 日本吉

2007/1/29

万灯祭 Mantousai Manto Festival

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Manto Festival is held at Taga Taisha Shrine at Taga Town in Shiga Pref. This town of Taga, with a legend that Izanagi and Izanami (forefathers of Japan) came down from the heaven at this place, has been flourished as a market town (monzenmachi) of Taga Taisha Shrine, which is worshipped by local people as the place enshrines the gods of marriage and longevity. Manto Festival is carried out from August 3-5 every year to pray to the ancestors for their protection, for the enshrined god of Izanami is considered to be the guardian of Yomi no Kuni (the land of the dead). At the twilight of August 3, Goshinka (holy fire) Festival is held in Mt. Sugizakayama, where a holy fire is lit according to the traditional procedures. The fire is then relayed from Tsukinomiya Shrine at the foot of the mountain to Taga Taisha Shrine by 15 local elementary school children. On the arrival of the sacred fire, it is transferred to 10,000 chochin lanterns, which are dedicated by the worshippers nationwide. Manto Festival is a charming sight of summer, which has been handed down since the time of the Kojiki.

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604 Taga, Taga-cho, Inukami-gun, Shiga Prefecture 522-0341
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Taga-taisya
phone
0749-48-1101
email
info@tagataisya.or.jp




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