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| photo: courtesy of Takeken |
Matoi Shinji
(commonly known as Omato)
January 17 of the lunar calendar
7:00p.m.
at Choya in Konomiya Shrine
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| photo: courtesy of Takeken |
This is the last special function of the 14 rituals of Naoi Shinji.
Priests invite three gods: Owari Ookunitama-no-Ookami, Oomitama-no-Ookami
and Munakata-no-Ookami, to choya
and pray for saftey from plagues and prosperity of industries.
They then shoot arrows made of utsugi (deutzia) with a bow made of kuwa (mulberry tree)and drive out the evil.
You can see the signs with the letters of 山(mountain), 谷(valley) and
星(star) below
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| phto: courtesy of Takeken | photo: courtesy of Takeken |
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