Nanao, Ishikawa (石川県七尾市) – Bridal Curtain Experience (花嫁のれんくぐり体験) at Hanayome Noren Museum (花嫁のれん館)
Okay so we are in ishwa prefecture in N which is near wakura onen and this is a place called hanay nor and um hanay means bride nor is curtain and so in ancient times when they got married they would pass through a curtain before they went to the groom
Uh during the ceremony and so this is a a place where you can uh dress up as a hanay a bride and then this is uh my my bride who is about to pass the curtain into my into my arms on the other side anyway so and there she is Isn’t She Lovely
Okay so this is the curtain and so this woman is going to lift it and there she goes in all her glory right and so that that is her so anyway so this is um so this is the room where then the uh bride meets the groom during the ceremony and
Um yes so this is uh it’s called Busan which is to honor your ancestors and uh this is where they’ll do uh a prayer with the Buddhist monk during the proceedings thank you very much
Hanayome Noren (花嫁のれん – bridal curtain) is a bridal custom that began in the Noto, Kaga, and Ecchu provinces of the Kaga Domain (加賀藩) (present day Ishikawa and Toyama Prefectures) dating back to the end of the Edo and Meiji periods (19th century). The wedding ceremony is held in the groom’s home to welcome the bride to her new family. As part of the ceremony, the Hanayome Noren is hung at the entrance of the Buddhist altar room in the groom’s house and the bride goes through the curtain. The Buddhist altar room is where the marriage ceremony typically took place. The Hanayome Noren is prepared by the bride’s mother for use in the ceremony and was a symbol of affection of the bride’s family and the threshold to her new life. The bride’s family crest is featured at the top of the curtain; the last time she would use it.
The bride’s mother designs the curtain with her daughter in mind. This one-of-a-kind curtain served as a tangible expression of her mother’s love and hopes for her daughter’s future happiness. It would be displayed for visitors to the groom’s home for a few days after the wedding, then carefully packed away in a drawer, never to be used again.
This tradition was prevalent until the mid-Twentieth Century, but such a wedding ceremony now very uncommon today.
The Hanayome Noren Museum (花嫁のれん館) was established in 2016, and various Hanayome Noren curtains from the Meiji era to modern times are displayed in the exhibition room. It is located within about a 10-minute walking distance of Nanao Station (七尾駅) and a 10 minute drive from Wakura Onsen Station (和倉温泉駅) in Ishikawa Prefecture (石川県.)
Additionally, the Museum offers a “Bridal Curtain Experience,” where women can dress up in Shiromuku (白無垢 – white bridal kimono) and/or Iro
Uchikake (色打掛 – colorful and patterned bridal kimono) and go through the bridal curtain. Men can also join in the experience by dressing up in a Montsuki Hakama (紋付袴 – Hakama and Crested Kimono) as well. A staff member at the museum will help you get dressed, and explain the how the bride will walk through the curtain into the altar room. Those wishing to partake in the Bridal Curtain Experience will need to reserve in advance, as they only offer 4 slots each day for this experience.
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