This month topics is "Mass for insects at Shimoyamada ". The meaning of this ceremony is to gather the insects by use of torch and take them to outside of the villege. However I feel it is strange to aid injurious insect. Maybe the torch was used for gathering and killing insect at once, but it was changed to soft image under the influence of Buddhism. "Mass for insects" spreed to all over the Japan. In Nara prefecture, famous spots are Tenri, Murou, Yagyu and etc. (Lens28-70mm, Iris5.6, Auto_exposure, Auto_focus, ISO100) -Reference: All my photos for Mass for insects-

Mass for insects, at Shimoyamada

June. 16 2002
Auto_Focus Lens28-70mm
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