Shrine Festival
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Issue Date
2008-10-15Author
Hacker, Randi
Publisher
Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas
Type
Recording, oral
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Postcards from Asia;0136
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https://audioboom.com/posts/832515-0136-shrine-festivalMetadata
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Broadcast Transcript: It's autumn in Japan and in autumn men's fancies turn to...bashing each other with large portable shrines. At least here in Himeji they do. Really. I'm not kidding. From October 14th through the 15th , the people here celebrate Nada no Kenka Matsuri or the Fighting Shrines Festival. Groups of men wearing different colored head bands (to denote their ages) hoist portable shrines that can weigh up to 4 tons onto their shoulders and attack other groups of shrine-toting men. As you can imagine, this creates a lot of noise which, it is said, pleases Hachiman who is known as the god of war. This festival often gets so rough, people die. The winners are, presumably, those supporting the last shrine standing. Here's my question: When, oh when, will this be an Olympic event? #ceas #china #hacker
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This is one of hundreds of 60-second radio spots created by the Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS) for Kansas Public Radio (KPR). The purpose of this outreach program is to introduce the people of Kansas to the culture and current issues of East Asia.
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