Akita Children make a mini lantern Cancellation of the "Kanto Festival" 7:21 on July 20th
One of Tohoku's representative summer festivals, the "Kanto Matsuri" in Akita Prefecture was canceled due to the new coronavirus, and children who could not participate in the festival will experience the making of small Kanto. Opened
The Kanto Festival in Akita City is a festival that holds dozens of bamboo lanterns attached to rice ears in the image of rice ears and wishes for a good harvest (Gokukuhoujo). It was canceled due to the coronavirus.
Against this backdrop, an event was held in Omachi, Akita City, where children who could not participate in the festival could experience the feeling of a festival as much as possible to experience the making of a small lantern.
On the 19th, a total of three elementary school children and kindergarten children participated, and while being taught by the members of the Kantokai, they completed a lantern about 2 meters high using PET bottles and bamboo rods that looked like lanterns. It was
After this, the children put on a lantern on their palms and happily lifted up, wearing hats.
The 1st grade elementary school student who participated said, "I am sorry that the festival was canceled, but I want to practice for next year."
Fuyuki Kishi, the head of Kamiemecho 1-chome Kantokai, sponsored the event, “I planned because the festival was canceled and the children were very disappointed. I was talking.