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15 Mar, 2024
trong lễ kỷ niệm Setsubun ở Kyoto, ma quỷ và điều xui xẻo bị xua đuổi khi mọi người chuẩn bị bắt đầu năm mới
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As the sun peeked out from the cloudy sky in Kyoto, Japan, monks wearing vests (nhà sư mặc áo vest) trimmed with pompoms and the black box-like headdresses known as tokin were being quizzed in front of Mibu Dera, one of the oldest temples in the city. These were the Yamabushi (mountain hermits), part of a Buddhist sect known as the Shugendō.
To enter the temple’s sacred area, each monk had to prove he was a real Yamabushi by answering a series of questions about the sect’s beliefs (niềm tin của giáo phái), dress and tools. Only those with satisfactory responses would gain access.
They were preparing for the Goma Fire Ritual, as part of the Setsubun Matsuri or Setsubun Festival, held on the day before the beginning of spring, according to the Asian lunar calendar. For ages, Japanese people have used the change of seasons to exorcise past misfortunes (đổi mùa để xua tan đen đủi trong quá khứ) and offer prayers for future safety and prosperity (phồn vinh). In Kyoto, Setsubun festivals are held at many of the city’s temples and draw crowds of thousands who celebrate a variety of rituals to bring good fortune and ward off evil spirits.
The monks initiated the ritual with loud drumming, the blowing of the gigantic Horagai conch shell and chanting, as they ignited a fire to burn the hinoki leaves and gomagi, wooden sticks symbolizing human desires (the root of suffering) that had been added to the pile. The fire would ward off evil spirits for the coming year. An enormous cloud of smoke rose (đám khói khổng lồ bay lên) before the main hall and the nearby Thousand Body Stupa, which contains exactly 1,000 statues of Amida Nyorai, or the Buddha of Limitless Light, and Jizo, a bodhisattva known for compassion.
The bonfire raged, consuming the amulets and the holy arrows, seemingly granting the wishes of those who’d brought them to throw on the fire, and inaugurating the Year of the Blue Dragon, with a grand finale.
source: nytimes,
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