こんにちは！ hi, there!
この灼熱の炎天下・・・
仙台平じゃないからきっとメッチャ暑いよ、このお衣装！
in heated mid-Summer,
oh boy, these costumes must be too hot!
それどころか、鹿の毛皮だよ！
精神一到・・・神事だからね、みんな我慢できちゃう！
with strong responsibility, they can do anything!
yeah, it’s a ritual
三嶋大社のお祭りでサラが、いっちばん！好きなのは
タ・ダ～！流鏑馬！
during Mishima Grand Shrine Festival, there are some events
but the most interesting one for Sarah is
“Yabusame”, the art of shooting arrows on horseback
大社の宮司さんも騎手として参加してるんだよ！
the shrine priest too joining the event as a jockey
大社の流鏑馬は、頼朝がお参りに来た時に奉納したのが始まりだとか
1185年から1871年の明治の改正の時まで685年続いたんだって
the origin of this event can be traced back to 1185
when one of the great Shoguns, MinamotonoYoritoko offered
his prayer, he also made his soldiers to perform this art
since then the event was held for 685 years,
but during Meiji Era, in 1871, it was banned by the Meiji Government
で、1984年に113年ぶりに復活！
今は大社のお祭りの最終日の行事！そう、昨日です！
（昔は年に3回やっていたらしいけど）
then in 1984, after the 113-year interval,
again, the event started being performed
on the last day of the festival
(formerly, it was held three times a year)
気合が入っていない？
大丈夫、まだ始まっていないさ！
they are not in high spirits?
don’t worry, now they are just running slowly
for their horses to get inured
最初は、お馬さんが鳴れるように走るだけ
大社の馬場は240mあって、国内でも最も長い馬場の1つらしい
the riding ground has 240 m long, it is said that
one of the longest in japan
lovely, so close!
そろそろ始まります！
ok, now they are ready to start performing
的は、3か所に設置されていて、ここは最後の的
there are three shooting points, and this one is the last one
やっと始まったところだけど・・・続きは、明日！
just started though. . .
more photos are coming tomorrow!
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ぽち ありがとう～
幸せの白スズメ君！いいことありますよに！