Aomori Nebuta festival coming August.

Nebuta festival is one of the most famous Japanese festival. The main feature of this festival is the huge, wide nebuta figures striking kabuki poses. These figures are remarkable for their intensity of expression.

Date: August 2nd-7th

About “Nebuta festival”
The original purpose of this lively summer festival, held before harvesting was started, was to ward off sleepiness lest it interfered with the work. in a ceremony called neburi-nagashi, the spirits of sleep were cast into the river to be carried away to the sea. The name of this festival is pronounced nebuta or neputa depending on the district where it is held.

What is Nebuta
The shape of the nebuta is formed by constructing a framework of bamboo and wire; this is then covered in paper, and the design is painted on the paper. Some nebuta are 10m. high; the reason why they are broader than they are high is to avoid fouling power lines.

Official site
http://www.nebuta.or.jp/english-site/index_e.htm

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