祭概要

高さ約20mの御神体に火を放つ！約380年間も継承される伝統の左義長行事

柳井市阿月地区に17世紀から受け継がれてきた火祭り。毎年2月11日（祝日）の朝、「裸ん坊」と呼ばれる身を清めた白装束の若者たちが、海辺にある東西の神明宮前に高さ約20mの御神体（神明）を2本起こし立てて祭りが始まります。5色の神帯が付いた御神体の周りでは、昼・夜2回「神明踊り」を奉納。男を武器を取って武者踊りを、女は菅笠を持って笠踊りを舞います。その後、御神体に火を放って引き倒し、幻想的なクライマックスを迎えます。

夜に御神体を燃やす「はやし方」。総代が火を放つと御神体は火柱を上げ、引き倒された後は長い火の畝が美しく燃え続けます。


Setting on fire deities standing roughly 20 meters tall!
A traditional fire festival passed down for roughly 380 years.

A festival of fire passed down since the 17th century in the Atsuki District of Yanai City. Starting with an event where young men clad in white raise two 20-meter-tall deities by the sea in front of Shinmei Shrine, on the east and west sides, on the morning of February 11 (a national holiday) every year. They dedicate their dances twice a day at noon and at night to the deities wearing their holy 5-colored sashes. The men are used with their weapons for dances while the women are used for their exquisite use of bamboo hats. After that, the deities are burned down for a fantastic climax.
The musical accompanist burn the deities at night. When the leader sets this fire, the deities shall burn as pillars of fire and continue to burn beautifully for a very long time.

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