Karakasa Man-do fire ceremony at Washi shrine in Niihari village (Ibaraki pref.) (Aug. 15, 1996)

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"Ohayashi" traditional music for "Bon-odori" dance.

Bon-odori is performed by many people before the karakasa man-do ceremony

"Sangiri-bayashi" druming opens "kagura" traditional musics.

At 21:00, the kagura music starts for the ceremony.

The first motive "Okame-bayashi", music for Okame(lady) dance

The second motive "Hyottoko-bayashi", music for Hyottoko(farmer) dance and Kitsune(fox) dance

The last motive "Amagoi-bayashi"(for prayer for rain) and the moment of firing

The last motive is a rythmical one and during the play, the karakasa man-do is fired.

Karakasa man-do

The karakasa man-do is a big (5m in height) parasol with fireworks.

The mando is ending. It lasts for only a few minutes.

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