An "adult-shaped" festival was held in Miyama City, Fukuoka Prefecture, to pray for a disease-free life through the crotch of a 2-meter-high doll.
"Adult doll" is a traditional festival that has been handed down since the Edo period at Yasaka Shrine in Setakamachi Kaminosho, Miyama City, Fukuoka Prefecture, and is designated as a tangible folk cultural property of the prefecture.
It passes through the crotch of a doll with a height of about 2 meters, which resembles a military commander of the Heian period. On the 24th, after the Shinto ritual was held, the cloth on the doll's face was removed.
Then, parents and children passed through the crotch of the two dolls one after another, hoping for a disease-free life.
A couple from the city said, "I wanted my son to grow up quickly. The adult doll was bigger than I had imagined."
In addition, local children said, "I asked you not to get corona."
Kazuhito Kono, the priest of Yasaka Shrine, said, "The festival has a wish to overcome the plague and the hot summer. I hope everyone will come and spend it safely." Was there.
The festival is open until noon on the 25th.