asagiri
16/08/2009, 16h37
Bonjour
Comme chaque année lors des cérémonies pour les ancètres
des kanji de feu sont allumés dans 5 montagnes(gozan) entourant la ville de Kyoyo
http://www.kyoto-np.co.jp/static/2009/08/16/P2009081600088.jpg 如意ケ嶽に浮かびあがった大文字の送り火に大勢の人たちが見入った。（１６日、午後８時１０分 京都市上京 区・出町橋付近）
Gozan no Okuribi (Mountain Bon Fire)
What is Gozan no Okuribi?
http://www.kyoto.travel/contents_images/Gozan6.jpg Gozan no Okuribi is a traditional event that takes place in Kyoto during the Bon Festival, or as the Festival of the Ancestors. It takes place on the 16th of August every year. On each of the five mountains that surround the city a giant bonfire is set alight. Three of these fires are in the shape of kanji, the Chinese characters used in writing Japanese. Those bonfires are known individually as Daimonji, Hidari Daimonji, and Myo-ho. The other two fires are in the shapes of familiar objects. These are called the funagata and toriigata. These are bonfires in the shape of a boat and a Shinto shrine gate, respectively.
There are a number of explanations about where Gozan no Okuribi originated from. The festival has long been close to the hearts of the people of Kyoto and is said to have roots in the 13 th century. This tradition is tied together with beliefs surrounding the memorial services for departed ancestors on August 15 that is known as the Bon festival. The Okuribi were meant to guide the souls of the ancestors that had come to this world in their return back to the world beyond. The Okuribi are also believed to protect against evils. In addition, drinking water whose surface reflected the light of the Gozan no Okuribi is believed to prevent paralysis.
Buring strips of cedar wood known as gomaki in the torches of the Okuribi is a method of praying. Along with Aoi Matsuri (The Hollyhock Festival), the Gion Festival, and Jidai Matsuri (The Parade of Eras), the Gozan Okuribi is called one of the four great events of Kyoto.
http://www.kyoto.travel/contents_images/okuribi_map.gif
What is Gozan no Okuribi? (http://www.kyoto.travel/events/gozan_no_okuribi1.html)
When the Bonfires are Lighted
Daimonji(Nyoigatake, Daimonji Mountain) (http://www.kyoto.travel/events/daimonji.html)
Myo-Hou (Mantoro Yama and Daikokuten Yama) (http://www.kyoto.travel/events/myo-hou.html)
Funa-gata (Nishigamo Funayama) (http://www.kyoto.travel/events/funa-gata.html)
Hidari Daimonji(Okitayama) (http://www.kyoto.travel/events/hidari_daimonji.html)
Torii-gata (Mandara Yama) (http://www.kyoto.travel/events/torii-gata.html)
Okuribi Episodes (http://www.kyoto.travel/events/okuribi_episodes.html)
Wishing on the Okuribi (http://www.kyoto.travel/events/wishing_on_the_okuribi.html)
http://www.kyoto-np.co.jp
Comme chaque année lors des cérémonies pour les ancètres
des kanji de feu sont allumés dans 5 montagnes(gozan) entourant la ville de Kyoyo
http://www.kyoto-np.co.jp/static/2009/08/16/P2009081600088.jpg 如意ケ嶽に浮かびあがった大文字の送り火に大勢の人たちが見入った。（１６日、午後８時１０分 京都市上京 区・出町橋付近）
Gozan no Okuribi (Mountain Bon Fire)
What is Gozan no Okuribi?
http://www.kyoto.travel/contents_images/Gozan6.jpg Gozan no Okuribi is a traditional event that takes place in Kyoto during the Bon Festival, or as the Festival of the Ancestors. It takes place on the 16th of August every year. On each of the five mountains that surround the city a giant bonfire is set alight. Three of these fires are in the shape of kanji, the Chinese characters used in writing Japanese. Those bonfires are known individually as Daimonji, Hidari Daimonji, and Myo-ho. The other two fires are in the shapes of familiar objects. These are called the funagata and toriigata. These are bonfires in the shape of a boat and a Shinto shrine gate, respectively.
There are a number of explanations about where Gozan no Okuribi originated from. The festival has long been close to the hearts of the people of Kyoto and is said to have roots in the 13 th century. This tradition is tied together with beliefs surrounding the memorial services for departed ancestors on August 15 that is known as the Bon festival. The Okuribi were meant to guide the souls of the ancestors that had come to this world in their return back to the world beyond. The Okuribi are also believed to protect against evils. In addition, drinking water whose surface reflected the light of the Gozan no Okuribi is believed to prevent paralysis.
Buring strips of cedar wood known as gomaki in the torches of the Okuribi is a method of praying. Along with Aoi Matsuri (The Hollyhock Festival), the Gion Festival, and Jidai Matsuri (The Parade of Eras), the Gozan Okuribi is called one of the four great events of Kyoto.
http://www.kyoto.travel/contents_images/okuribi_map.gif
What is Gozan no Okuribi? (http://www.kyoto.travel/events/gozan_no_okuribi1.html)
When the Bonfires are Lighted
Daimonji(Nyoigatake, Daimonji Mountain) (http://www.kyoto.travel/events/daimonji.html)
Myo-Hou (Mantoro Yama and Daikokuten Yama) (http://www.kyoto.travel/events/myo-hou.html)
Funa-gata (Nishigamo Funayama) (http://www.kyoto.travel/events/funa-gata.html)
Hidari Daimonji(Okitayama) (http://www.kyoto.travel/events/hidari_daimonji.html)
Torii-gata (Mandara Yama) (http://www.kyoto.travel/events/torii-gata.html)
Okuribi Episodes (http://www.kyoto.travel/events/okuribi_episodes.html)
Wishing on the Okuribi (http://www.kyoto.travel/events/wishing_on_the_okuribi.html)
http://www.kyoto-np.co.jp