Showing posts with label Mount Wakakusa. Show all posts
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Sunday, January 23, 2022

Wakakusa Fire Ceremony in Japan : Burning a Mountain as a Celebration

 

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 On the fourth Saturday of each January, the dead grass of Mount Wakakusa is set ablaze as part of a unique and impressive festival called Wakakusa Yamayaki (‘Wakakusa Burning Mountain’).