The traditional grass-burning festival was held Saturday night at Mt. Wakakusa in Nara, Japan. However, due to snow, only about 10% of the usual area was able to burn. | AsiaNewsNetwork
Orange fire dots the slopes of Mt. Wakakusa in this 90-second exposure, with the five-story pagoda of Kofukuji Temple in the foreground on Saturday night in Nara. The Japan News/Asia News Network
NARA — The traditional Yamayaki festival was held Saturday night at Mt. Wakakusa in Nara. However, due to snow, only about 10% of the usual area was able to burn. Burning grassland on the mountain is a New Year’s tradition meant to wish for many things, including peace and the comfort of the souls of one’s ancestors. About 33 hectares of grassland were scheduled to be burned as usual, but intermittent snowfall prevented this. Organizers said they will not try again this year to burn the grassland.
“I’m disappointed, as I was expecting to see the mountainside engulfed in flames,” said a 66-year-old woman from Tenri, Nara Prefecture. “But Mt. Wakakusa amazed me with its beauty when it was lit up by the fireworks.”
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