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Kandekko-age ritual, Intangible Folk Cultural Properties designated by Akita Prefecture
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Manage No PI00000347 Country Japan ICH Domain Social practices, rituals, festive events
| Description | Kandekko-age is a ritual event conducted on Kosyogatu, or 15th of January according to the lunar calendar, to wish for a good luck in the coming year. People make Kandekko, or a hoe, and a phallus out of a wooden branch and connect them with a rope, throw it up to the sacred tree in order to forecast their lucks of the year. 01: Men praying to the god of the village before the ritual | ||
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| Photographer | Migiwa Imaishi | ||
| Place | Nishiki Town, Akita prefecture | File Size | 1582 KB |
| Definition | 1772 x 2658 | File Format | jpg |
| Copyright | Migiwa Imaishi | - | |
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Kandekko-age ritual, Intangible Folk Cultural Properties designated by Akita Prefecture
03: Kandekko made to imitate hoe and a phallus
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Kandekko-age ritual, Intangible Folk Cultural Properties designated by Akita Prefecture
02: Throwing up Kandekko to the sacred tree in order to forecast their lucks of the year
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