Takekiri eshiki

Takekiri-eshiki (鞍馬山竹伐会式, "Bamboo cutting festival") is an annual Japanese festival which occurs in June^[1] at Kurama-dera.^[2]

The event is based on a legend in which a giant serpent was slain. Lengths of bamboo serve as surrogates for the serpent in a re-enactment of the legend.^[3]^[4]

References

^ Shirō Usui (1990). A Pilgrim's Guide to Forty-six Temples. Weatherhill. p. 81. ISBN 978-0-8348-0211-7.
^ "Takekiri-eshiki". Discover Kyoto. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
^ Look Japan. Look Japan, Limited. 2000. p. 40.
^ "Takekiri Eshiki – The Bamboo Cutting Festival". Asian Inspirations. Retrieved 18 June 2018.

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[Usui1990-1] Shirō Usui (1990). A Pilgrim's Guide to Forty-six Temples. Weatherhill. p. 81. ISBN 978-0-8348-0211-7.

[2] "Takekiri-eshiki". Discover Kyoto. Retrieved 18 June 2018.

[3] Look Japan. Look Japan, Limited. 2000. p. 40.

[4] "Takekiri Eshiki – The Bamboo Cutting Festival". Asian Inspirations. Retrieved 18 June 2018.

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