Posted at 10:37 a.m., Friday, June 29, 2007
Shinto shrine gives ceremony local touch
Advertiser Staff
The Chinowa Kuguri, the Shinto midsummer ceremony using a large ring of reeds, will get a Hawaii touch when it is performed July 7 at the Hawaii Kotohira Jinsha — Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu shrine.Ti leaves will be used to create the Chinowa ring, since ti is of cultural and historical significance here.
Visitors will be welcomed at the ceremony from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the the shrine, and there will be traditional Japanese summer games and a make-and-take Tanabata Star Festival Sasa (bamboo decoration).
Park at Damien Memorial High School to catch the free shuttle.
Information: Axel Obara, 721-2935.
