Karatsu Kunchi

Karatsu Kunchi (唐津くんち; de suffix "kunchi" simply wey dey mean festival) be sam Japanese festival wey dey take place annually for de city of Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, for Japan demma island of Kyūshū top.

 About 
De festival, wey dey begin for evening of November 2 den end for 4th, dey feature daily parades of fourteen hikiyama, massive floats for de form of samurai helmets, sea bream, dragons, den oda fantastical creatures insyd, wey dem construct all from wood, lacquer, den oda materials. Ebe de major event of de Karatsu calendar, wey regularly dey draw crowds of anywer wey dey between 150,000 den 500,000 people from de surrounding area ova de course of de three-day holiday.

Each float — wey dey stand between five den six meters, wey edey weigh anywer from two go five tons — dem dey draw through de streets of de city by teams of bearers wey dem select from families wey dey live for fourteen traditional neighborhoods of Karatsu insyd, go de chant of "En-ya! En-ya! En-ya!"(anaa "Yoi-sa! Yoi-sa! Yoi-sa!") den de music of taiko drummers den flutists wey dem perch for de floats' base top. De event, wey local Shinto shrine dey coordinate (near wey dem dey store floats for de rest of de year tym insyd), dem hold am for several centuries now; dem construct de current incarnations of de floats between 1819 den 1876. For 1980 insyd, na dem designate de festival as "Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property".

 List of hikiyama 

 De Red lion (赤獅子) built by de Katana-machi district (1819)
 De Green lion (中町の青獅子) built by de Naka-machi district (1824)
 De Turtle and Urashima Taro (カメと浦島太郎) by the Zaimoku-machi district (1841)
 It was not Taro originally but a gem on the turtle when it was first built.
 Samurai Minamoto Yoshitsune's Kabuto (源義経の兜) by Gofuku-machi (1844)
 De Sea bream(鯛) by Uoya-machi (1845)
 De Phoenix-shaped ship (鳳凰丸) by Oishi-machi (1846)
 De Flying dragon (飛龍) by Shin-machi (1846)
 De Golden lion (金獅子) by Hom-machi (1847)
 'Takeda Shingen's Kabuto '(武田信玄の兜) by Kiwata-machi (1864)
 'Uesugi Kenshin's Kabuto '(上杉謙信の兜) by Hirano-machi (1869)
 De Drunken ogre on Minamoto Yorimitsu's Kabuto (酒呑童子と源頼光の兜) (1869)
 De Lion on an orb (珠取獅子) by Kyo-machi (1875)
 De Tiger-headed orca(鯱) by Kako-machi (1876)
 De Boat of seven treasures (七宝丸) by Egawa-machi (1876)
 Disappeared: De black lion (黒獅子) by Konya-machi

 Food den culture 
Many families go spend hours dey prepare food give people wey go visit throughout de festival. Dis be sam regular practice.

 Event Dates 
De event dey take place for 2nd, 3rd den 4th November. De 3rd be national holiday for Japan insyd wey dem dey bell am Culture Day.

 References 

 Japan Atlas: Karatsu Kunchi Festival
 Sightseeing Japanese Festivals
 Fukuoka Now Event Calendar
Category:Festivals insyd Japan
Category:Festivals insyd Saga Prefecture
Category:November events