June 30th, Tuesday
Nagoshi-no-harai Ritual
This is an ancient Japanese purification to pray for our health in the remainder of the year. It is said that if you pass through a big wreath named Chinowa made of a kind of rush in the grounds of some Shinto shrines, you are guaranteed to spend a healthy life in the latter year.
And if you eat a special dessert called Minaduki on the same day, you are guaranteed a healthy life as well.
Yoshida Shrine, Heian Shrine, Kitano-Tenmangu Shrine, Kamigamo Shrine, Kibune Shrine, Nonomiya Shrine etc.
Chinowa is being displayed at each shrine from the beginning of June.
