Ofune Festival (Suwa Taisha Shrine) - Ofune Festival

Japanese: 御船祭(諏訪大社) - おふねまつり
Ofune Festival (Suwa Taisha Shrine) - Ofune Festival

...At the Ontosai festival held after the Kamisha annual festival on April 15th, a portable shrine is carried from the main shrine to the front shrine, and then, in the old days, 75 deer heads are offered and horse archery is performed. At the Shimosha festival on August 1st, the spirit of the deity that was transferred from the Akimiya to the Harumiya on February 1st is transferred back to the Akimiya, after which the annual festival is held. On August 27th, the Misayama Festival is held at the hunting grounds of the Kamisha and Shimosha. ...

*Some of the terminology used in relation to "Mifune Festival (Suwa Taisha Shrine)" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…上社の4月15日の例祭のあとの御頭祭(おんとうさい)では本宮より前宮へ神輿(みこし)渡御のあと,古くは鹿の頭75個を供えて流鏑馬(やぶさめ)を行った。また下社の8月1日の御船祭(おふねまつり)は,2月1日秋宮から春宮へ遷座した神霊をふたたび秋宮へ移す祭りで,そのあと例祭がある。8月27日には上社,下社それぞれの狩猟地であった地での御射山祭(みさやままつり)がある。…

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