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<\/p>\nRecognized as one of Japan\u2019s three great fire festivals, the Onisube ritual at Dazaifu Tenmangu takes place around 21:00 and features a dramatic battle of fire and smoke. As participants chant \u201cOni ja, oni ja!\u201d (\u201cIt\u2019s the demon!\u201d), sacred fire is set to bundles of pine needles and straw in front of the Onisubed\u014d hall to drive out demons hiding within.
\nSmoke is fanned into the hall with large fans, while two opposing groups engage in a symbolic struggle: one tries to expel the demon with smoke, the other protects it by breaking the hall\u2019s wooden walls to release the smoke. Charred pieces of the walls are believed to protect against fire and are traditionally taken home to place at entrances. The fiery ritual is a powerful prayer for protection from misfortune and peace in the year ahead.<\/p>\n
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\u2022 1\/7 (Wed.) Recognized as one of Japan\u2019s three great fire festivals, the Onisube ritual at Dazaifu Tenmangu takes place around 21:00 and features a dramatic battle of fire and smoke. As participants chant…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30291,"featured_media":150768,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-175266","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-dazaifu","event-type-festival","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/175266","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30291"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=175266"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/150768"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=175266"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=175266"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u2022 15:00~22:00
\n\u2022 Dazaifu Tenmangu
\n\u2022 4-7-1 Saifu, Dazaifu City, Fukuoka<\/a>
\n\u2022 https:\/\/www.dazaifutenmangu.or.jp\/omatsuri\/usokae-onisube<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"