{"id":1057,"date":"2011-02-06T22:05:20","date_gmt":"2011-02-06T22:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/?p=1057"},"modified":"2011-02-06T22:05:20","modified_gmt":"2011-02-06T22:05:20","slug":"japanese-festivals-in-february","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/japanese-festivals-in-february\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese Festivals in February"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>February is an interesting month of Japanese festivals. Let\u2019s take a look at some of these festivals:<\/p>\n<p>Agon Shu no Hoshi Matsuri (<strong>\u963f\u542b<\/strong><strong>\u306e<em>\u661f\u307e\u3064<\/em><\/strong><em>\u308a<\/em>) takes place in Yamashina (<strong>\u5c71<\/strong><strong>\u79d1<\/strong>), Ky\u014dto (<strong>\u4eac<\/strong><strong>\u90fd<\/strong>) on the eleventh of February. Many prayer sticks are burned in large bonfires to ensure that the prayers will come true.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Star Festival of AGON, Kyoto, Japan\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YQKP9JbqXRk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Onda Matsuri (<em>\u304a\u3093\u3060\u796d\u308a<\/em>) takes place in Asukamura (<strong>\u660e\u65e5\u9999\u6751<\/strong>,), Nara (<strong>\u5948<\/strong><strong>\u826f<\/strong>). There is a special ritual where a person dresses as a demon and hits another person with a bamboo stick. This ritual is thought to chase away evil spirits and make the person immune to diseases.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nihonjin spanking\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0D44f5QXU7Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Takewari Matsuri (<strong>\u7af9\u5272\u308a\u796d<\/strong><strong>\u308a<\/strong>) takes place in Kaga (<strong>\u52a0<\/strong><strong>\u8cc0<\/strong>), Ishikawa (<strong>\u77f3<\/strong><strong>\u5ddd<\/strong>). In this festival men dress in white and throw long bamboo logs to the ground. The throwing of logs symbolizes an ancient legend where a strong man defeated a large snake.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Hmdyx7Z5MEg&#038;NR=1\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Hmdyx7Z5MEg&amp;NR=1<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>February is an interesting month of Japanese festivals. Let\u2019s take a look at some of these festivals: Agon Shu no Hoshi Matsuri (\u963f\u542b\u306e\u661f\u307e\u3064\u308a) takes place in Yamashina (\u5c71\u79d1), Ky\u014dto (\u4eac\u90fd) on the eleventh of February. Many prayer sticks are burned in large bonfires to ensure that the prayers will come true. 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