Camellia Tea Ceremony<p>The summer purification ritual 'chinowa-kuguri' (茅の輪くぐり) and the 'chimaki' amulets evolved from the same legend...both concerned with protecting oneself against disease and misfortune.</p><p>The giant rings and smaller amulets are created from miscanthus grass.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kyoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kyoto</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>京都</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E5%A4%8F%E8%B6%8A%E3%81%AE%E7%A5%93" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>夏越の祓</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/summerpurification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>summerpurification</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nagoshinoharae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nagoshinoharae</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chinowa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chinowa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E8%8C%85%E3%81%AE%E8%BC%AA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>茅の輪</span></a></p>