The ``Nagasaki Lantern Festival'', a winter tradition of Nagasaki City held for the first time in three years, reached its final day. ” (masogyoretsu) was performed.

The "Mazu Procession" is an event that decorates the climax of the "Nagasaki Lantern Festival" that has been held since the 22nd of last month to celebrate the Chinese New Year "Spring Festival".



This is a reproduction of how the crew of a Chinese ship that visited Nagasaki in the Edo period brought the god of voyage safety, Mazu, enshrined at the Toji Temple during their stay, onto the ship.



Firecrackers and gongs resound in the central park of Nagasaki City, the departure point, while the guardian deities of "Mazu", "Shunfumimi" and "Clairvoyance", cleverly manipulate their fears to ensure safety on the way. I prayed.



People dressed in glamorous Chinese costumes set off firecrackers and paraded around carrying boats carrying Mazu.



A 5th grade elementary school student who came from Fukuoka Prefecture with his family said, "I thought it would be very beneficial because the sound was amazing."