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  2. Kishiwada Danjiri Matsuri - Wikipedia

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    The September Festival involves 34 Danjiri. In October the towns between the Nankai line and the mountains hold their own Danjiri Festivals. These involve 47 Danjiri and centre on the JR stations of Kumeda, Shimomatsu and Higashi-Kishiwada. The city has 81 large wooden carts, each holding a portable shrine or danjiri.

  3. Kobe Luminarie - Wikipedia

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    Kobe Luminarie (神戸ルミナリエ) is a light festival held in Kobe, Japan, every December since 1995 to commemorate the Great Hanshin earthquake of that year. [1] The lights were donated by the Italian Government and the installation itself is produced by Valerio Festi [2] and Hirokazu Imaoka. [3]

  4. Festival of Lights - Wikipedia

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    Festival of Lights (New Plymouth), a summer event of lights and performances in New Zealand; Jerusalem Festival of Light, an annual outdoor summer art festival; Guangzhou International Light Festival, Guangzhou, China; Nationwide Festival of Light, a series of rallies by conservative Christian groups in September 1971 in the United Kingdom ...

  5. Japanese festivals - Wikipedia

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    Japanese festivals are traditional festive occasions often celebrated with dance and music in Japan.In Japan, festivals are called matsuri (祭り), and the origin of the word matsuri is related to the kami (神, Shinto deities); there are theories that the word matsuri is derived from matsu (待つ) meaning "to wait (for the kami to descend)", tatematsuru (献る) meaning "to make offerings ...

  6. Happy Diwali: When is the festival of lights and how is it ...

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    This year, the festival of lights will be celebrated on 31 October. The festival typically lasts for four to five days and coincides with the new moon on the Hindu lunisolar calendar, called ...

  7. Kishiwada, Osaka - Wikipedia

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    Kishiwada (岸和田市, Kishiwada-shi) is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 January 2022, the city had an estimated population of 190,853 in 88598 households and a population density of 2600 persons per km 2. [1] The total area of the city is 72.72 square kilometres (28.08 sq mi). The city is well known for its Danjiri Matsuri.

  8. Kobayashi, Miyazaki - Wikipedia

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    Kobayashi (小林市, Kobayashi-shi) is a city located in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 May 2023 [update] , the city had an estimated population of 42,139 in 19144 households, and a population density of 75 persons per km 2 . [ 1 ]

  9. Festivals in Nagoya - Wikipedia

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    Hōnen Matsuri (豊年祭, Harvest Festival) is a fertility festival celebrated every year on March 15 at Tagata Shrine in Komaki, just north of Nagoya. Hōnen means "prosperous year" in Japanese, implying a rich harvest, while a matsuri is a festival. The Hōnen festival and ceremony celebrate the blessings of a bountiful harvest and all ...