Aoi Matsuri 2025 #葵祭 #aoimatsuri

Aoi Matsuri 2025 #葵祭 #aoimatsuri

葵祭（あおいまつり、正式には賀茂祭）は、京都市の賀茂御祖神社（下鴨神社）と賀茂別雷神社（上賀茂神社）で、5月15日（陰暦四月の中の酉の日）に行われる例祭。石清水八幡宮の南祭に対し北祭ともいう。平安時代、「祭」といえば賀茂祭のことを指した。

The Aoi Matsuri (葵祭), or “Hollyhock Festival”, (although commonly, but mistakenly identified as “hollyhock”, the “aoi” actually belongs to the birthwort family and translates as “wild ginger”—Asarum) is one of the three main annual festivals held in Kyoto, Japan, the other two being the Festival of the Ages (Jidai Matsuri) and the Gion Festival. It is a festival of the two Kamo shrines in the north of the city, Shimogamo Shrine and Kamigamo Shrine. The festival may also be referred to as the Kamo Festival. It is held on 15 May of each year.

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