In addition, 'Saio dai,' which has now acquired wide popularity during the Aoi Festival, literally means the representative of the Saio or the Saiin Priestess, and recalls the good old days of the Kamo Festival. |
なお、現在葵祭で人気を集める「斎王代」は、読んで字の如く斎王(=斎院)の代理という意味であり、往時の賀茂祭の華やかな面影を今に見ることができる。 |