Kyoto Gozan Send fire To reduce the scale without drawing letters, etc. 17:26 on June 27 with the new Corona
Due to the influence of the new coronavirus, the traditional event of Kyoto's Bon Festival, “Kyoto Gozan Sendai”, has reduced the number of fire beds that burn the fire and drastically reduced the scale without drawing letters or shapes. I will carry out.
The “Kyoto Gozan Sendai” that takes place on the evening of August 16 is a traditional event in Kyoto that sends the spirit of the ancestors who welcomed Obon. The letters and shapes such as “Large” and “Funagata” surround the city of Kyoto. Painted in flames on the mountains.
Regarding the Sending of Koshino Fire, the Kyoto Gozan Sending Fire Federation, which is hosting the meeting, held a conference on the 27th and announced that it will be implemented at a significantly reduced scale to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus infection.
Specifically, in order to prevent crowding of members and tourists of the fire-preservation society, the number of fire beds in the mountain where Gomagi is written is written as "Large". It means that the total number of five ends and the center is six, and the "boat shape" is done in a way that does not look like letters or shapes, such as by reducing only the apex of the sail pillar. We also plan to consider the time for ignition and extinguishing.
The "Kyoto Gozan Sendou" has been canceled due to a war, but this is the first time that it has been reduced in scale, and this means that we will not sell shavings to the general public.
Hidefumi Hasegawa, chairman of the Kyoto Gozan Sendai Federation, said, "We decided to go back to the origin of the send fire and to carry out even a small fire. I hope it will be an opportunity to mourn those who died of the new coronavirus."