Imamiya Festival - Imamiya Festival

Japanese: 今宮祭 - いまみやまつり

This is a festival of Imamiya Shrine, located in Kita-ku, Kyoto City. In 994 (Shoreki 5), an epidemic broke out throughout the country, so the god of plague was enshrined on Funaokayama and a Goryoe ceremony was held. Later, a shrine was built in Murasakino and offerings were made every year on the 9th day of the 5th month of the lunar calendar. This was called the Imamiya Festival. However, the Yasurai Festival, which is the festival of Eki Shrine within the grounds of Imamiya Shrine, is better known today. It is also called the Yasurai Flower Festival, and was held in the past on the 10th day of the 3rd month of the lunar calendar, but is now held on the second Sunday of April. Its origin is said to date back to April 1154 (Kyuju 1), when children from Kyoto made a pilgrimage in elegant attire and played drums and flutes.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

京都市北区に鎮座する今宮神社の祭礼。994年(正暦5)国中疫病が流行したため，船岡山に疫神を安置して御霊会（ごりようえ）を営み，その後紫野に神殿を建立し，毎年旧暦5月9日に幣帛を奉り，これを今宮祭と称した。しかし，現在は今宮神社境内の疫（えき）神社の祭礼である，やすらい祭のほうがよく知られている。やすらい花祭ともいい，古くは旧暦3月10日，現在は4月第2日曜日に行われる。1154年(久寿1)4月，京中の子女が風流（ふりゆう）の装いをし鼓笛を鳴らして詣でたのがその起源とされている。

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