Itadori Festival

…The main shrine was originally located further upstream at the current site of Okumiya, and the shrine was moved to its current location in 1055 (Tenki 3). There is a sacred well under the shrine, and in any case, the shrine originated from the belief in the water source god of the Kyoto Basin. The annual festival is held on June 1st, but until the end of the Edo period, it was held on the first day of April and November, and was called the Kibune Goko Festival or the Itadori Festival. The day before, a sacred offering ceremony was held at the residence of the chief priest, and the sacred offerings were prepared, which were then prepared and offered on the day of the festival. After the pilgrimage, the pilgrims made a pilgrimage to the Okumiya and other subordinate shrines, and on the way back, they picked mountain flowers, wore them on their heads, and chanted songs at the horse riding grounds in Ichiharano. …

*Some of the terms mentioned in relation to the "Itadori Festival" are listed below.

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…もと本社はさらに上流の現在の奥宮の地にあり，1055年(天喜3)現在地に社殿を移したというが，社殿の下に神井があり，いずれにせよ京都盆地の水源神信仰より発した社である。例祭は6月1日であるが，江戸末期までは4月，11月の朔日（ついたち）に行われ，貴布禰御更（ごこう）祭，一名虎杖（いたどり）祭とよばれた。それは，前日禰宜（ねぎ）の館で神饌庖丁式を行って神饌を調理し，当日それをそなえ，奉幣し，終わってのち奥宮以下摂末社を巡拝，帰途山の花をとって，頭にさし市原野の馬場で歌を唱えた。…

※「虎杖祭」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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