【やりすぎ】大谷祭礼(愛知・常滑市)2024 塩まき600㎏！2両の山車が幅1㎝の寄せ！小学生が伝統守る三番叟

March 31, 2024, Sunday. The "Otani Festival" was held in Tokoname City, Aichi Prefecture. The floats of each of the two neighborhoods in the Otani area (Okujo and Hamajo) parade through the town, sprinkling a total of 600 kg of salt over the two days starting from the "Hikibegin" on the previous day. It is said that the amount of salt used to cleanse the path of the floats became more and more intense over the years, and eventually salt was even sprinkled on the float pullers. The highlight of the festival is the pulling of the floats, which takes place at the "Otabisho" and "Hachiman Shrine. In Otani, it is considered beautiful to have the floats stop as close as possible to each other, and it is a sight to behold as the two floats repeatedly turn back and forth with a roar of rage until they are within a finger's breadth of each other. Another highlight of the festival is the "Sanbaso. This is a traditional performing art in which children work in groups of three to gracefully manipulate a single puppet on a float that is being pulled along. The children recognize the performance of Sanbaso as a "once-in-a-lifetime special occasion," and the warm eyes of the parents who watch their children's frantic efforts as the dolls dance coolly will leave a lasting impression. Translated with DeepL.com (free version) ～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～ Please understand that some expressions may be difficult to understand due to the mechanical nature of the translation.