In naked festivals of ablution type, participants often pour icy water over their heads or go into the river or sea in the middle of winter. In some derived forms of these festivals, people splash one another hot spring water, mud, amazake (sweet alcoholic drink) or festive red rice. 禊型の裸祭りでは真冬に氷水を浴びたり川や海に入る場合が多いが、この変形として温泉の湯、泥、甘酒、赤飯、等を掛け合うものもある。 |