Sagicho

Wakamiya Hachimansha

January 14:00-16:00

We take the New Year decorations at a nearby shrine to burn.
It is a fire festival called Sagicho or Dondoyaki to ward off evil at the beginning of the year,
and is the practice occurs all over Japan.

At 14:00 Shinto ritual starts	Before the ceremony
Shinto ritual in front of the decorations	Shinto ritual in front of the decorations
Local people are gathering	Purification
Ignition	Warming yourself at the fire is said to bring good health through the year.