

猫が翔ぶ 三河鳥羽の火祭
2006年
油彩
F100号 (H130.3cm × W162.1cm)
Cats Gambol - Fire Festival
2006年
oil painting
F100号 (H130.3cm × W162.1cm)
Fire Festival in Mikawa Toba, which people try to pick up a “Sacred Tree” and a “Rope of Twelve” from a large burning Suzumi torch, has been handed down for over 1,200 years.
The men wear a costume made from old nobori flags and jump into the fire, are called “cats” because of the looks and the actions they make. And it is said that sometimes the shape of the fire also looks like a cat. This festival is held annually on the second Sunday in February.
The men wear a costume made from old nobori flags and jump into the fire, are called “cats” because of the looks and the actions they make. And it is said that sometimes the shape of the fire also looks like a cat. This festival is held annually on the second Sunday in February.
古い幟の装束で炎の中に飛び込む男たちのことをその姿形から猫と呼ぶが炎の姿も時々猫に見える時がある。2月の第2日曜日に開催されている。