Mikoshi, portable shrines housing a Shinto deity,
are paraded through the streets on festival days.
This one takes place in Nakamozu, Sakai City, Osaka.
(Note the Mozu, a species of bird, motif on the paraders' happi.)

Vocabulary Items
Mikoshi, kamisama, shrine, neighborhood, carry, walk, celebrate, heavy, men, boys, bells, ring, crowd, bustling, happi, zubon, blue, white, yellow, birds (the Mozu), festival.
Topics
Festivals, religion, colors, animals.
Grammar Points
Descriptions, actions.


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