On the second Sunday in January, a ceremony takes place at Mount Wakakusa around a pyre of herbs called Wakakusa Yamayaki. The monks of the temples of Nara set fire to the dry winter grasses. A torch is first lit at the Kasuga-taisha shrine, then a procession of monks carries it to a small shrine at the foot of the hill. The whole hill is then burned.
Wakakusa Yamayaki, the burning hill
Mount Wakakusa is located in Nara, Japan. Japan, au-delà de l’extrémité orientale du Nara-kōen. Les temples bouddhistes du Tōdai-ji et le sanctuaire shinto de Kasuga-taisha, faisant partie des « monuments historiques de l’ancienne Nara » inscrits au patrimoine mondial de l’UNESCO, sont situés au pied du mont Wakakusa.
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