⛈️🙏🐎THE AOI FESTIVAL🐎🎎🌿
The Aoi Matsuri (葵祭) is one of the oldest festivals in the world.
It dates to the the reign of Emperor Kinmei (欽明天皇 509-71), when a series of crop-destroying storms were attributed to the Kamo deities (賀茂の神), angry at the lack of respect shown to them by the people.
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The Aoi Matsuri (葵祭) is one of the oldest festivals in the world.
It dates to the the reign of Emperor Kinmei (欽明天皇 509-71), when a series of crop-destroying storms were attributed to the Kamo deities (賀茂の神), angry at the lack of respect shown to them by the people.
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Over time the rituals grew into a larger, two-week celebration, including horse races and a sumptuous parade🏇
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The Tokugawa shōgunate helped revive the Aoi Matsuri, and it's believed that at this time the Tokugawa first adopted an aoi (wild ginger) leaf motif as their crest (三つ葉葵).
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The tradition of displaying the leaves began with Kamo-no-Taketsunumi (賀茂建角身命), one of the gods enshrined at Shimogamo-jinja.
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Because of this association, many believed the leaves could fend off natural disasters.
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Until this time is was known as the 'Kamo Matsuri' (賀茂祭), or simply as 'The Festival' (祭).
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Kyōto has "3 Great Festivals": the Aoi Matsuri, Gion Matsuri and Jidai Matsuri.
In the past the Aoi Matsuri was known as the 'Festival in the North' to differentiate it from Iwashimizu Hachimangū's 'Festival in the South'.
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