Sonokan Shrine Festival - Sonokan Shrine Festival

Japanese: 園韓神祭 - そのからかみのまつり

A festival for the gods of Sono and Han, who were enshrined in the Imperial Household Ministry of Heian-kyo. Sono and Han were here before the construction of Heian-kyo, and were enshrined there without being moved due to a divine revelation that they would protect the emperor. In the Engishiki Shinmeicho, one of the three gods enshrined in the Imperial Household Ministry, it is listed as "Sono Shrine and Han Shrine," and both are large shrines supported by the government, and they received offerings at festivals such as Myojin, Tsukimi, and Niiname. Han appears to be the son of Otoshi no Kami in the first volume of the Kojiki, but Sono no Kami is Omononushi no Kami, and Han no Kami is actually two gods, Oonamuchi no Kami and Sukunahikona no Kami, and these gods are said to protect against epidemics.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

平安京宮内省内にまつられていた園神と韓神との祭り。園･韓神は平安京造営以前よりこの地にあり，帝王を守らんとの神託により他所に移さずにまつられた。《延喜式》神名帳には〈宮内省に坐（いま）す神三座〉として，〈園神社　韓神社二座〉とあり，いずれも官幣の大社で名神，月次，新嘗などの祭りには奉幣にあずかった。韓神は《古事記》上巻には，大年神（おおとしのかみ）の子と見えているが，園神は大物主神（おおものぬしのかみ），韓神は大己貴神（おおなむちのかみ）と少彦名神（すくなひこなのかみ）の2神で，これらの神は疫病から守る神ともいわれる。

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