Yoyama can be said to be a small festival before the Yamahoko parade. The period is the first three days of the Yamahoko Parade・Shinko Festival and the Yamahoko Parade・Hanko Festival. In these few nights, many important roads in Kyoto will become paradise for pedestrians. Various houses open shops on both sides of the streets and in the alleys. The lively houses are one of the most popular activities in the Gion Festival, just like the Yamaho parade.
During the Gion Festival, from Yasaka Shrine to various mountain hobo preservation houses, you will see ちまき (Chi Ma Ki rice dumplings), which looks a bit like a broom. Peaceful, special-looking peaceful objects, everyone will decorate these ちまき at the door and the porch. Why can ちまき eliminate evil and ensure peace? Why is the item called ちまき (zongzi) used to ensure safety? Does it have anything to do with zongzi?
The Yamaho parade can be said to be the most eye-catching item in the Gion Festival now, but in the original Gion Festival, the Shinko Festival is the focus of the entire Gion Festival. In the so-called "Shinko Matsuri", the gods will take a mikoshi (O Mi Ko Shi mikoshi), depart from Yasaka Shrine and arrive at the Yasaka Shrine Imperial House. The Kanko Matsuri returns to Yasaka Shrine from the Imperial Travel Agency.
Zhier means children. In the Gion Festival, it refers to some special children. Xiaobian saw on the Japanese website that someone asked if Zhier was a sacrifice to the gods? This is not right, this little boy will be the representative of the gods. In the past, many Yamahokos had real children, but now only Nagatohoko has real children, so it has become a major feature of Nagatohoko.