| Name: | Naked Festival: Thousands Gather for Japan's Annual 'Hadaka Matsuri' |
| Authors: | Jozuka, Emiko |
| Published Date: | 16 Feb. 2020 |
| Indexed Date: | 19 Aug. 2024 |
| Web Link: | https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/japan-naked-festival-intl-hnk/index.html |
| Index Status: | Complete |
| Original Language: | English |
| Genre: | Non-Fiction |
| Citation: | Jozuka, Emiko. “Naked Festival: Thousands Gather for Japan's Annual 'Hadaka Matsuri'” CNN, 16 Feb. 2020, https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/japan-naked-festival-intl-hnk/index.html |
Summary
Thousands gathered at the "Naked Festival" in Japan's Okayama prefecture, where male participants wear minimal clothing and run around the Saidaiji Kannonin Temple to grab twigs and sticks thrown from a window. The festival celebrates harvest blessings, prosperity, and fertility, and has evolved from a ritual that started 500 years ago during the Muromachi Period.