Aug
04
2010
Omikoshi VIDEO, Japanese Ritual and Ceremony at Powell Street Festival 2010 in Vancouver Canada
By Ray Van Eng
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Those who carry the portable Shinto shrine chant washoi washoi or soya soya to set the rhythm and help keep the Omikoshi well-balanced as they make their way across the community. The harder the jolt, the more merrier the God feels and in return he bestows fortune and fertility upon the neighborhood. The Omikoshi ceremony is a very elaborate affair. First, the Japanese spare no expense in building the portable Shinto shrine. Then the night before the ceremony, the miniature Shinto shrine is put on display for all to admire and then a ritual is performed the next day which concluds with the parade. In many ways, there is nothing more Japanese than Omiksohi.
Oppenheimer Park, 400 Powell Street, Vancouver BC
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