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カテゴリー1： 5. Rites and Festivals
カテゴリー2： Individual Shrine Observances
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Shirihineri matsuri
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"Bottom-pinching festival."  A festival held on June 14 at Nishinomiya Shrine in Nishinomiya City, Hyōgo Prefecture. The origins of this festival are based on folklore. According to leged, Ebisu, the kami enshrined here (saijin), dozed off while he was making his way to this location and his companion pinched his bottom in an attempt to wake him up. The midway resting place (otabisho) for shrine processions is said to be the spot where he was pinched. In the past, it was the custom for young men to walk around pinching girl's bottoms on the night of the festival. The portable shrine procession (shinkōsai) held at Usa Hachiman Shrine in Usa City, Ōita Prefecture, is also called the shirihineri matsuri.
— Mogi Sakae

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