So hot today! I wish it would rain and get rid of this sticky, humid air!
Thursday, August 8, 2013
In the rain
Labels:
night photo,
Pentax WG-II,
people,
street photography,
Utsunomiya
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Seen at the supermarket
Labels:
masks,
Pentax WG-II,
people,
Utsunomiya
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
After the rain at Miya Matsuri
Labels:
festivals,
night photo,
nikon d200,
shinto,
shrine,
Utsunomiya
Monday, August 5, 2013
The giant ritual mop
Sweeping the streets before the mikoshi procession.
It's a shinto purification ritual carried out on a grand scale.
There were several of those onusa-like mops out on the streets yesterday. They all gathered in front of the shrine and purified the heck out of everything in sight.
Each "mop" was carried and operated by a team of people who had to perfectly coordinate all the pulling and waving and lifting it up and down. Definitely a big job.
The "mopping" teams were followed by guys and gals with garbage bags, who dutifully picked up every loose shred of paper.
The best place to watch this ritual was from the windows of Parco (shopping mall).
Those spectators were the lucky ones. It started to rain within minutes and those of us on the streets got miserably wet.
It's a shinto purification ritual carried out on a grand scale.
There were several of those onusa-like mops out on the streets yesterday. They all gathered in front of the shrine and purified the heck out of everything in sight.
Each "mop" was carried and operated by a team of people who had to perfectly coordinate all the pulling and waving and lifting it up and down. Definitely a big job.
The "mopping" teams were followed by guys and gals with garbage bags, who dutifully picked up every loose shred of paper.
The best place to watch this ritual was from the windows of Parco (shopping mall).
Those spectators were the lucky ones. It started to rain within minutes and those of us on the streets got miserably wet.
Labels:
festivals,
nikon d200,
people,
shinto,
Utsunomiya
Sunday, August 4, 2013
The show must go on
Labels:
drums,
festivals,
Pentax WG-II,
Utsunomiya
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