Without a doubt, something that always captivated me is the amount, and varied, festivalsthat celebrate the Japanese during the year. Today we will go north of Japan's main islandHonshu called (which in ancient times was known as Hondo), to know the Nebuta festival.
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In the prefecture of Tohoku are carried out in various cities that make up this celebration,but the Aomori-ken of the best known. Aomori is the northernmost city on the island ofHonshu, bounded on the north island of Hokkaido, and was founded in the Edo period(1603-1867). The city was rebuilt, almost in full, after being bombed by the Americans inWorld War II.
The Nebuta is held every summer during the first week of August 1 to 7. In ancient times the celebration was governed by the old Japanese calendar, so it was done on the seventh day of the seventh month.
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In the prefecture of Tohoku are carried out in various cities that make up this celebration,but the Aomori-ken of the best known. Aomori is the northernmost city on the island ofHonshu, bounded on the north island of Hokkaido, and was founded in the Edo period(1603-1867). The city was rebuilt, almost in full, after being bombed by the Americans inWorld War II.
The Nebuta is held every summer during the first week of August 1 to 7. In ancient times the celebration was governed by the old Japanese calendar, so it was done on the seventh day of the seventh month.
The origin of this celebration goes back to ancient times. According to legend, in 800 theShogun Sakanoue Tamuramaro not want out of their territory to the enemy that was north ofTohoku, for it came up with the construction of great warriors floating anger loadedwallpapers (Nebuta), that be elevated in the night air and seemed giants attack relentlessly.With this system, says he came to what today is known as the city (Aomori), but really justcame to the current prefecture of Iwate.
Nebuta (Nenpute in the local dialect (Hirosaki)) means sleepiness or drowsiness, because the end of summer is near and soon will come the fall. As the festival serves as a way to awaken the sleeping souls, by the advent of this new season and preparing for Obon.
In ancient times, the buildings were made of bamboo, Japanese paper coated withspecially treated for painting and heat, and internal lights were candles.
Buildings that are made today are enormous bases and wooden frames and wire floats like a 6 to 7 meters high and 12 meters wide and 12 feet deep, with an approximate weight of up to 4 tons, covered with rice paper, beautiful and artistically colored. Lights inside withabout 800 light bulbs, and during the festival are carried along the streets fastened under the shoulders of about 50 people to support their weight.
The designs of the floats ranging from samurai warriors known as Kato Kiyomasa(Toranosuke) mythical animals (dragons), demons, and kabuki characters among others.Accompanied by dancers (Haneto), the noise of the drums (Taikos) and the sweet sound ofbamboo flutes, announcing the arrival of a new coach. Before them is always a cartequipped with two barrels, to relieve the thirst of the troupe. What what's in the barrels?,What else could be!: Sake = O)
The festival usually is made up Nebuta 20 floats. The tour consists of a 2.5-mile marchstarting in the early hours of the afternoon and ending about nine o'clock at night.
The splendor of this festival in the final days about the same, when all the floats take to the streets and the three best and most striking of these great buildings are brought into sea of Aomori, and transported on small boats that zip around the port. This represents the closing ceremony of the festival, called Nebuta-nagashi, and closes with a flourish the lavish fireworks display.
In this festival the vast majority of the inhabitants of Aomori freely engage in organizing theevent and in the construction of the floats. It's a job that takes them almost a year, between the design of the figures, made by real artists for decades and known as Nebuta-Shi, the selection of materials and the building itself.
The splendor of this festival in the final days about the same, when all the floats take to the streets and the three best and most striking of these great buildings are brought into sea of Aomori, and transported on small boats that zip around the port. This represents the closing ceremony of the festival, called Nebuta-nagashi, and closes with a flourish the lavish fireworks display.
In this festival the vast majority of the inhabitants of Aomori freely engage in organizing theevent and in the construction of the floats. It's a job that takes them almost a year, between the design of the figures, made by real artists for decades and known as Nebuta-Shi, the selection of materials and the building itself.
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