Friday, October 16, 2009
OUR AUTUMN FESTIVAL
Mikoshi (portable shrine) being washed in the oceanYesterday (October 15th) was a gorgeous autumn day. I spent all afternoon taking photos at our traditional autumn festival. The details of the festival are posted here and here, so I'm not going to repeat the explanation again. Instead, I'm making this post a sort of "photo gallery."
The photos in my previous posts about this festival were taken to explain our tradition. But this time I took photos to vividly capture the atmosphere.
Gentle breeze playing with kids hair in autumn sunshine ...
Breathtaking red color of the costume against the sun ...
The smell of the salty ocean water that wet the miniature shrine and the young men's costume ...
... I did my best, but these photos are not conveying the real beauty of the scenery. Everything was much, much more beautiful that day. I wish you were actually there to see our festival!
*Click photos to enlarge. Larger photos are more impressive. I promise.
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A Prunepicker's Posting, 10/19/2009 5:58 AM
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Well, I messed-up on the last comment - Those photos were great! You could almost smell the salt, feel the cool breeze off the water and feel the excitement of the people looking at & participating in the festival. I sure enjoyed your article. In my dreams, next year in person.
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