Kunchi (くんち), also with the city name (長崎くんち) or Nagasaki Okunchi, is the most famous festival in Nagasaki, Japan. JapanIt began as a celebration of the autumn harvest in the late 16th century and became a shrine festival when Suwa Shrine was founded in 1642.
Kunchi, the Nagasaki Harvest Festival
Another purpose was to check for hidden Christians after Christianity was banned. This is still evident today in the custom of showing the garden (庭見せ, niwamise), when the presenting neighborhoods open their homes to public inspection. One of the most famous performances of the festival is the dragon dance, which was originally performed on New Year's Eve by the residents Chinese from Nagasaki.
Festival rehearsals begin on June 1. From October 7 to 9, festival performances, which vividly reflect Nagasaki's colorful history, spill out of the three festival sites onto the streets, creating a festive atmosphere throughout the city.
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