Kyoto Gion Festival（日本京都祗园祭）
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>, <span word="Kyoto">Kyoto</span> （京都） <span word="is">is</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gion">Gion</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> （祗园祭） <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Yasaka">Yasaka</span> <span word="shrine">shrine</span> (八阪神社, <span word="gion">gion</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="shrine">shrine</span>.) <span word="Gion">Gion</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="festivals">festivals</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="begins">begins</span> <span word="July">July</span> 1<span word="st">st</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lasts">lasts</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="July">July</span> 31<span word="st">st</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="vendors">vendors</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="food">food</span>. <span word="Also">Also</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="yukata">yukata</span> (浴衣) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="geta">geta</span> （木屐）, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="outfits">outfits</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kyoto">Kyoto</span> <span word="begins">begins</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gion">Gion</span> <span word="Matsuri">Matsuri</span> （祗园祭）. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="festivity">festivity</span>.</p><p><span word="Gion">Gion</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="in">in</span> 869 <span word="A">A</span>.<span word="D">D</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="plague">plague</span> （瘟疫） <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="Kyoto">Kyoto</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="festival">festival</span>, <span word="young">young</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wooden">wooden</span> <span word="floats">floats</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="divine">divine</span> <span word="intervention">intervention</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plague">plague</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="plague">plague</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="ended">ended</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="festival">festival</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Edo">Edo</span> <span word="Era">Era</span> （江户时代）, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decorated">decorated</span> <span word="floats">floats</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="festival">festival</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="festival">festival</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highlights">highlights</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="Yoi">Yoi</span>-<span word="yama">yama</span> （宵山祭） <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> 16<span word="th">th</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Yamahoko">Yamahoko</span>-<span word="junko">junko</span> （山牟巡行） <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> 17<span word="th">th</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="Yoi">Yoi</span>-<span word="yama">yama</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="doors">doors</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="treasured">treasured</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="folding">folding</span> <span word="screens">screens</span>. <span word="Yamahoko">Yamahoko</span>-<span word="junko">junko</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parade">parade</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="colorful">colorful</span> <span word="floats">floats</span> （彩车） <span word="through">through</span> <span word="downtown">downtown</span> <span word="Kyoto">Kyoto</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="floats">floats</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="pulled">pulled</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="dressed">dressed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="costumes">costumes</span>. <span word="Each">Each</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="floats">floats</span> <span word="carries">carries</span> <span word="musicians">musicians</span>.</p>
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