秋祭り

9月某日、町内の神社の秋祭り。

カミさん経由の依頼で、子供神輿の交通整理を担当。

神輿といっても簡素な酒樽神輿なのだが、子供達には重い。交代制とはいえ、だいぶ辛い様子。

所々に設けられた、近所の方々による子供達の休憩所。
伝統芸能は、地元の人に支えられてるんだなと実感。

子供達の関心は、併設される露天の屋台。神輿を担ぎ終えた娘は、バナナチョコクレープに走ってました。
こうして貴重な休日は、町内会の行事に費やされます・・・。

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【秋祭り　Autumn festival】

Today is a day of an autumn festival.
A neighboring shrine is a base of a festival.

The event of festival is carrying a Mikoshi (神輿).
Children carried Mikoshi (a portable shrine used at festival) on their shoulders, shouting"wasshoi!! wasshoi!!", parade through the town.
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We used "SAKADARU-Mikoshi" It's simple mikoshi. "SAKADARU"(酒樽) is large sake cask. In japanese festival, Sake is called "Omiki"(御神酒),　it means same as holy water to Japanese.

Neighborhood managed a festival,and residents shared work.
I took over traffic control near the Mikoshi.
We spend holiday for the operation of festival. It's very tired, and I couldn't climb the mountain...