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Shiokake Matsuri

Shiokake Matsuri

In "Shiokake Matsuri" performed in the Mie Shima area, people pray to a marine goddess. Usually, the goddess deified in the shrine returns to the island which appears on a year at sea only once. A woman diver offers the harvest of the day on a goddess. At the festival fishing boats exceeding 30 gather and sea water is showered mutually to purify fishermen's body. In a program, fishermen's life and the whole aspect of an intense bright festival are introduced.

Subcategory Documentary/Japanese Culture
Duration 55min
Episodes Special
Production Year 2011
Materials HD