Hello!
If it becomes almost the year-end and New Year holidays, where shall we spend time this year?
Do you think about this?
One of city that Japan can be proud of to the world this time
We are going to show around countdown and seeing the old year out in popular Kyoto.
Year-end and New Year mysterious experience-based … which we show around of Kyoto!
目次です
Countdown that is mysterious in [okera mai ri] of Kyoto
[okera garden lantern] We move fire on rope of this and take home not to disappear.
After the return, we pray for perfect state of health of errand one year as source when we cook zoni by the fire.
From about 22:00 when the last day of the year stops by
We do it until from 3:00 to 5:00 of the New Year.
Therefore
While greeting the New Year in Shinto shrine while holding prayer of the last day of the year
While hearing ringing bells on New Year’s Eve of temple in Shinto shrine
Seeing the old year out only in Kyoto to be able to visit a shrine for a new year.
What is okera mai ri [Okera Festival]?
OKERA-MAIRI
Origin of the name comes from place put [OKERA] told to be effective against good luck charm on garden lantern on
[okera ] Is known as digesting medicine of Chinese medicine of this for a long time at bottom, sono
Because rhizome was put, we came and seemed to think that smell to come out when we burnt sent away illness-spreading devil.
We enshrine fuse which burns, and was left in kitchens as [lucky charm of fire prevention] and do.
There is nickname called bad-mouth festival, too
[okera kei ri] This was said to be [bad-mouth festival] in old days.
Reason
After being divided into the precincts of Yasaka-jinja Shrine from side to side at night of the last day of the year, and having gathered, we darken light before God and speak ill and laugh.
There were such manners and customs until the Taisho era.
Only Two Shinto shrines to hear ringing bells on New Year’s Eve With 【Okera mairi】
八坂神社【YASAKA-Shrine】
It is Shinto shrine which we do not need to write some other time, and is famous.
When we check in [okera mairi] even if we check in what site
Probably only Yasaka-jinja Shrine may come out.
●Time
Last day of the year about 19:30 – about 5:00 a day
Great purification-type 15:00 …
New Year’s Eve festival 19:00 …
北野天満宮【Kitano-shinto Shrine】
Yasaka-jinja Shrine has the popularity too much
We introduce Shinto shrine which is not known very much.
[okera mairi] is performed in the same way in Kitano-Tenman-gu Shrine which is God of study.
The year-end and New Year holidays of Kyoto where this is DEEP in approach to a shrine being lined with night stalls more
In the one that we want to taste, may this be interesting, too?
●Time
Last day of the year about 22:00 – 1st about 3:00 fuse conferment
19:00 -: New Year’s Eve festival
hotsuge does the safety of one year and prays that we greet the happy New Year this year.
19:30 -: We begin to cut new fire by kakoregokoshataganekasaitaganeka.
22:00 – 3:00 a day
京都の年末年始のまとめ
We are commonly used now
Countdown
It is interesting to make noise together,
As for greeting the traditional New Year
It may be interesting by taking a lesson from the past!
Then it is slightly early
Have a happy New Year (laugh)