Eyoudo Shinji: Rejoicing Festival
May 09, 2014"Eyoudo-Shinji" is a Shinto ritual in which the lights in the precincts of the Atsuta shrine are switched off and all of the priests laugh out loud with rapture at those four places; Yougo-no-masha or Yougono-ma shrine, Kaguraden-mae or in front of Kaguraden, Betsugu-mae or in front of Betsugu shrine and Seisetsumon-mae or in front of Seisetsumon gate. It is uncommon for a Shinto ritual and is also known as "Ohoho-Matsuri" or "rejoicing festival".
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