05 April 2023

Mommy, what's a phallic mikoshi ?


This image (credit AFP/Getty Images) was one of the photos of the day in a gallery at The Guardian.  The caption indicates only that it is a portable shrine paraded through the streets during the Kanamara festival.  Wikipedia has some additional information.

5 comments:

  1. I've done posts on this holiday before. I think it's time to do another one.

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  2. They have taken some artistic license with that. :-)

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  3. We need this festival in the US. Not kidding.

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