Jinkoshiki-taisai
Didn't do anything today (or as one of Drummond's students would say: nothing doing). I have, however, uncovered a little more information about the Light Festival we went to on Sunday.
It is called the jinkoshiki-taisai (some sort of large festival) and it is the annual autumn festival of Dazaifu Tenmangu (shrine). It dates back to 1101AD in Heian era Japan when a then officer of the Dazaifu, Oeno Masafusa, founded the festivities to commemorate Sugawara no Michizane, the deity to which the shrine is dedicated, in addition to show their appreciation of the harvest. It is the most important festival of the shrine.
I also found the shrine's homepage at: http://www.dazaifutenmangu.or.jp/other/index.htm
posted by Edd @ Monday, September 26, 2005
3 Comments:
Edd:
For some reason, whenever I hear the word "shrine" I think of that horrible British comedian with the Shiners' fez on his head! Can't think of his name now ..... oh, it's coming ..... Tommy something or other .....
Must show my lack of class ....
S n' D
How can you not like Tommy Cooper?!?
Especially when it's your grandfather's name.
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