Takekiri eshiki

Takekiri-eshiki (鞍馬山竹伐会式; "Bamboo cutting festival") is an annual Japanese festival which occurs in June[1] at Kurama-dera.[2]

The event is based on a legend in which a giant serpent was slain. Lengths of bamboo serve as surrogates for the serpent in a re-enactment of the legend.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ Shirō Usui (1990). A Pilgrim's Guide to Forty-six Temples. Weatherhill. p. 81. ISBN 978-0-8348-0211-7.
  2. ↑ "Takekiri-eshiki". Discover Kyoto. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  3. ↑ Look Japan. Look Japan, Limited. 2000. p. 40.
  4. ↑ "Takekiri Eshiki – The Bamboo Cutting Festival". Asian Inspirations. Retrieved 18 June 2018.


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