2023.5.4上賀茂神社（賀茂別雷神社）で斉行されました
斎王代と女人列の禊の神事です。
御手洗川に斎王代が指先をつけるシーンは有名です。
それはどの報道機関でも映像が流れていますので
そちらでご覧ください。
ここでは違った角度での映像をお届けします。
また、行列が進行する前の準備段階からの映像ですので
のんびりと見ていただけると嬉しいです。
こちらの映像は
BGMに不具合が発生し途中でBGMが消えてしまい無音部が出来てしまいましたので
新たに編集し直し直したものを別で公開しています。
よろしければそちらをご覧ください。
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The Aoi Matsuri is a festival that colors Kyoto in early summer with an elegant procession.
It is the most important festival of Kamomioya Shrine (Shimogamo Shrine) and Kamowakeikazuchi Shrine (Kamigamo Shrine), which is said to have started about 1,500 years ago.
Various events are held from the beginning of May, and every year on May 15th, a procession of people dressed in Heian period costumes from 1,500 years ago walks a distance of about 8 km. .
The green leaves adorning the imperial carriage, imperial messengers, attendant crowns, etc. of the 'Roto-no-gi' (procession) are twigs of katsura twigs intertwined with two-leaf hollyhock leaves, which are the emblems of Shimogamo and Kamigamo shrines. is.
The Aoi Festival was originally called the Kamo Festival, but when the festival was revived in the Edo period, it began to be decorated with Aoi leaves, and came to be called the Aoi Festival. The hollyhocks used in the festival are donated to the Imperial Palace from both shrines every year. Occasionally, I see seedlings for sale inside the shrine.
The biggest highlight of the festival is the "Roto no Gi", which is the envoy of the emperor on his way to both Shimogamo and Kamigamo shrines. Konoeshi (imperial messenger), Kenbiishi, Kurashikishi, Yamashiroshi, oxcart, furyugasa, Saiodai, etc. all in their original form, 36 horses, 4 oxen, and more than 500 people marched through the Kyoto Imperial Palace.
Departs from Kenreimon. The procession of people dressed in Heian aristocratic costumes is the highlight of the Aoi Festival.
Pay attention to the traditional Japanese aesthetics of the aristocratic costumes, which even Japanese people rarely have the opportunity to see.
The heroine of the Aoi Festival is the Saio-dai, who appears on a palanquin called Oyoyo, dressed in the Itsutsuginumono-karaginu. In the Heian period, the Imperial Princess served at the festival as a 'Saio', but it was discontinued in the Kamakura period. In 1956, Saio-dai was elected by citizens to liven up the Aoi Festival, and the women's parade was revived.
Among the procession, the most eye-catching vehicle is an ox-drawn carriage called the "Gosho-guruma." Spin the wheels and move slowly while the light purple wisteria flower decorations sway. Furyugasa is a large umbrella decorated with flowers such as peonies and hollyhocks. In addition, various tools appear in the procession.
The Aoi Festival is famous for its parade of people dressed in Heian aristocratic costumes, but there are many other events held as well. The horse racing ceremony on May 1st, the Yabusame ritual on May 3rd, and the Saio-dai&nyonin-retsu Misogi ritual on May 4th are the ``preceding rituals''. Various ceremonies are held at Shimogamo Shrine and Kamigamo Shrine.
Misogi is a ritual to purify the body and mind.
This video is the ritual of the Misogi ritual of Saiodai and Nyoninretsu.
You can see the previous Yabusame at • 葵祭 流鏑馬神事 賀茂御祖神社(下鴨神社) ... .
I think the most important and sacred Shinto ritual is the Mikage Matsuri.
It is currently being edited, so please be patient.
Tomorrow, May 16th, I will be going to shoot the road ceremony, which has been postponed, so please look forward to it.
2023.5.4 Parade at Kamigamo Shrine (Kamowakeikazuchi Shrine)
It is a Shinto ritual of Misogi for Saiodai and Nyoninretsu.
The scene where Saio-dai puts his fingertips on the Mitarai River is famous.
That's because the video is flowing in every news organization
Please take a look there.
Here we present a video from a different angle.
Also, since it is a video from the preparation stage before the procession progresses
I would appreciate it if you could watch it leisurely.
There are some editing issues here and there.
Please pardon.