🏮 Karasu Zumo

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Kyoto (Kamigamo Shrine) · Every year on 9 September

Karasuzumo is a traditional Shinto ritual held at Kamigamo Shrine in Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture. Its exact origin is unknown, but it has long been dedicated to pray for a bountiful harvest and good health. The highlights of the festival are the dohyo-iri (ring-entering ceremony) and the matches, in which men in matching loincloths clash fiercely on the sumo ring, with the seko's (attendants') calls accompanying the valiant sumo.

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