Fire-extinguishing festival - Chinkasai

Japanese: 鎮火祭 - ちんかさい

Also known as the "Hishizume Festival". A Shinto ritual to prevent fires. On the night of the last day of the 6th month of the lunar calendar or the last day of the 12th month, fires were lit at the four corners of Miyagi, and a secret ritual handed down by the Urabe clan was performed. The Michiae Festival was also held on the same day, and together they were also called the Shikaku Shisakai Festival. Even today, fire-extinguishing ceremonies are held at Iwakisan Shrine in Aomori Prefecture and other shrines around the country.

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Japanese:

〈ひしずめのまつり〉とも。火災を防ぐ神事。旧６月，12月の晦日(みそか)の夜，宮城の四隅で火を鑽(き)りだし，卜部(うらべ)氏家伝の秘事を行った。道饗祭(みちあえのまつり)も同日行われ，合わせて四角四堺の祭ともいった。今も青森県岩木山神社ほか各地の神社で鎮火祭が行われる。

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