Celebrating a good catch - Tairyo Iwai

Japanese: 大漁祝 - たいりょういわい

Called Man'iwai or Maiwai, these are festivals and ceremonies held by fishermen to express their gratitude and prayers when they have made a large catch. Methods vary from place to place, but they may be held at the end of the fishing season when the fishermen settle their accounts, every time a ship or fleet returns to port, or when there has been a large catch. On these occasions, it is customary for a "tairyo-bata" (large fishing flag) to be hoisted on the boat, and for the shipowner to present the crew with a maiwai (large fishing uniform) and a red sash. In some places, mock fishing is also carried out. [Takakuwa Morifumi]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

マンイワイ，マイワイなどと呼び，大漁した際に漁民が，感謝と祈願のきもちを込めて行う祭りや儀礼をいう。方法は各地で異なるが，漁期の最後に行われる決算の際に催す場合や，船や船団の帰港のつど行う場合，漁獲が大漁であったときに行う場合などがある。この際，船に大漁旗をあげ，大漁着(マイワイ)や赤帯などが船主から乗組員に贈られる習慣がある。また魚釣りなどの模擬的行為をする所もある。【高桑守史】

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