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Jul 11, 05:26 PM

🪢IF YOU BUILD IT, THEY WILL COME🪵 Between July 10 and 14th the floats that will participate in the Gion Matsuri's first parade (the 'Saki Matsuri' 先祭り - July 17th) are constructed. The parts are laid out, slotted together, and then meticulously bound in rope. #Kyoto #祇園祭

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Camellia Tea Ceremony @camelliakyoto.bsky.social · Jul 10, 12:07 AM

<div class="border-l-2 border-slate-800/60 pl-4 py-2 mt-3 ml-2"> <div class="flex items-start gap-2.5">  <img src="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/avatar/plain/did:plc:q366zvuoxcqdhfmfxyakosak/bafkreifpc2md7ftyshkd4oicwu5wbqpjvwq7u66sq4m2eisb6eu6aoojnq" class="w-6 h-6 rounded-full shrink-0 border border-slate-800" />  <div class="flex-1 min-w-0"> <div class="flex items-center gap-2 mb-1"> <span class="text-xs font-bold text-slate-300">Camellia Tea Ceremony</span> <span class="text-[10px] text-slate-500">@camelliakyoto.bsky.social</span> <span class="text-[9px] text-slate-600">· Jul 10, 12:21 AM</span> </div> <p class="text-xs text-slate-350 leading-relaxed break-words">The 'hoko' (鉾) take around 3 days to complete, the smaller 'yama' (山) only 1. Float decorations are displayed in the 'kaisho' (会所), the meeting place of each 'float neighbourhood'. Using only rope to bind the float skeletons allows for much more flexibility during the parade.</p> </div> </div>  <div class="mt-2"> <div class="border-l-2 border-slate-800/60 pl-4 py-2 mt-3 ml-2"> <div class="flex items-start gap-2.5">  <img src="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/avatar/plain/did:plc:q366zvuoxcqdhfmfxyakosak/bafkreifpc2md7ftyshkd4oicwu5wbqpjvwq7u66sq4m2eisb6eu6aoojnq" class="w-6 h-6 rounded-full shrink-0 border border-slate-800" />  <div class="flex-1 min-w-0"> <div class="flex items-center gap-2 mb-1"> <span class="text-xs font-bold text-slate-300">Camellia Tea Ceremony</span> <span class="text-[10px] text-slate-500">@camelliakyoto.bsky.social</span> <span class="text-[9px] text-slate-600">· Jul 10, 12:45 AM</span> </div> <p class="text-xs text-slate-350 leading-relaxed break-words">Float frames are known as &#39;yagura-gumi&#39; (やぐら組み &#39;turret style&#39;), and the method of binding is called &#39;nawa-garami&#39; (縄がらみ &#39;rope construction&#39;). Ropes are held in place by a series of intricate knots, such as the &#39;prawn knot&#39; (海老結び) and &#39;female butterfly bow&#39; (雌蝶結び).</p> </div> </div>  <div class="mt-2"> &lt;div class=&quot;border-l-2 border-slate-800/60 pl-4 py-2 mt-3 ml-2&quot;&gt; &lt;div class=&quot;flex items-start gap-2.5&quot;&gt; &lt;!-- Avatar --&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;https://cdn.bsky.app/img/avatar/plain/did:plc:q366zvuoxcqdhfmfxyakosak/bafkreifpc2md7ftyshkd4oicwu5wbqpjvwq7u66sq4m2eisb6eu6aoojnq&quot; class=&quot;w-6 h-6 rounded-full shrink-0 border border-slate-800&quot; /&gt; &lt;!-- Comment Content --&gt; &lt;div class=&quot;flex-1 min-w-0&quot;&gt; &lt;div class=&quot;flex items-center gap-2 mb-1&quot;&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;text-xs font-bold text-slate-300&quot;&gt;Camellia Tea Ceremony&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;text-[10px] text-slate-500&quot;&gt;@camelliakyoto.bsky.social&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;text-[9px] text-slate-600&quot;&gt;· Jul 10, 01:23 AM&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;p class=&quot;text-xs text-slate-350 leading-relaxed break-words&quot;&gt;A closer look inside the Ōfune-boko. You can see the floats really are like giant puzzles slotted together. #ofunehoko #大船鉾 #GionMatsuri #祇園祭 #Kyoto&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;!-- Replies --&gt; &lt;div class=&quot;mt-2&quot;&gt; &amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;border-l-2 border-slate-800/60 pl-4 py-2 mt-3 ml-2&amp;quot;&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;flex items-start gap-2.5&amp;quot;&amp;gt; &amp;lt;!-- Avatar --&amp;gt; &amp;lt;img src=&amp;quot;https://cdn.bsky.app/img/avatar/plain/did:plc:q366zvuoxcqdhfmfxyakosak/bafkreifpc2md7ftyshkd4oicwu5wbqpjvwq7u66sq4m2eisb6eu6aoojnq&amp;quot; class=&amp;quot;w-6 h-6 rounded-full shrink-0 border border-slate-800&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; &amp;lt;!-- Comment Content --&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;flex-1 min-w-0&amp;quot;&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;flex items-center gap-2 mb-1&amp;quot;&amp;gt; &amp;lt;span class=&amp;quot;text-xs font-bold text-slate-300&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Camellia Tea Ceremony&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; &amp;lt;span class=&amp;quot;text-[10px] text-slate-500&amp;quot;&amp;gt;@camelliakyoto.bsky.social&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; &amp;lt;span class=&amp;quot;text-[9px] text-slate-600&amp;quot;&amp;gt;· Jul 10, 01:41 AM&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; &amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;p class=&amp;quot;text-xs text-slate-350 leading-relaxed break-words&amp;quot;&amp;gt;In the past a special guild was responsible for not only assembling and disassembling the floats at festival time, but preserving information about the knots and methods of construction unique to each &amp;amp;#39;hoko&amp;amp;#39; and &amp;amp;#39;yama&amp;amp;#39;. #gionmatsuri #祇園祭&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt; &amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;!-- Replies --&amp;gt; &amp;lt;div class=&amp;quot;mt-2&amp;quot;&amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;div class=&amp;amp;quot;border-l-2 border-slate-800/60 pl-4 py-2 mt-3 ml-2&amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;div class=&amp;amp;quot;flex items-start gap-2.5&amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;!-- Avatar --&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;img src=&amp;amp;quot;https://cdn.bsky.app/img/avatar/plain/did:plc:q366zvuoxcqdhfmfxyakosak/bafkreifpc2md7ftyshkd4oicwu5wbqpjvwq7u66sq4m2eisb6eu6aoojnq&amp;amp;quot; class=&amp;amp;quot;w-6 h-6 rounded-full shrink-0 border border-slate-800&amp;amp;quot; /&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;!-- Comment Content --&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;div class=&amp;amp;quot;flex-1 min-w-0&amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;div class=&amp;amp;quot;flex items-center gap-2 mb-1&amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;span class=&amp;amp;quot;text-xs font-bold text-slate-300&amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;gt;Camellia Tea Ceremony&amp;amp;lt;/span&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;span class=&amp;amp;quot;text-[10px] text-slate-500&amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;gt;@camelliakyoto.bsky.social&amp;amp;lt;/span&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;span class=&amp;amp;quot;text-[9px] text-slate-600&amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;gt;· Jul 10, 01:57 AM&amp;amp;lt;/span&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;p class=&amp;amp;quot;text-xs text-slate-350 leading-relaxed break-words&amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;gt;A group of carpenters now carries out the &amp;amp;amp;#39;hoko-tate&amp;amp;amp;#39; (鉾建て) and &amp;amp;amp;#39;yama-tate&amp;amp;amp;#39; (山建て). As soon as the floats return from parading in the &amp;amp;amp;#39;Saki Matsuri&amp;amp;amp;#39; they are hurriedly dismantled for another year. As their original purpose was to cleanse the city, speed was important to &amp;amp;amp;#39;contain&amp;amp;amp;#39; impurities.&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;!-- Replies --&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;div class=&amp;amp;quot;mt-2&amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;lt;div class=&amp;amp;amp;quot;border-l-2 border-slate-800/60 pl-4 py-2 mt-3 ml-2&amp;amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;lt;div class=&amp;amp;amp;quot;flex items-start gap-2.5&amp;amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;lt;!-- Avatar --&amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;lt;img src=&amp;amp;amp;quot;https://cdn.bsky.app/img/avatar/plain/did:plc:q366zvuoxcqdhfmfxyakosak/bafkreifpc2md7ftyshkd4oicwu5wbqpjvwq7u66sq4m2eisb6eu6aoojnq&amp;amp;amp;quot; class=&amp;amp;amp;quot;w-6 h-6 rounded-full shrink-0 border border-slate-800&amp;amp;amp;quot; /&amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;lt;!-- Comment Content --&amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;lt;div class=&amp;amp;amp;quot;flex-1 min-w-0&amp;amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;lt;div class=&amp;amp;amp;quot;flex items-center gap-2 mb-1&amp;amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;lt;span class=&amp;amp;amp;quot;text-xs font-bold text-slate-300&amp;amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp;gt;Camellia Tea Ceremony&amp;amp;amp;lt;/span&amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;lt;span class=&amp;amp;amp;quot;text-[10px] text-slate-500&amp;amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp;gt;@camelliakyoto.bsky.social&amp;amp;amp;lt;/span&amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;lt;span class=&amp;amp;amp;quot;text-[9px] text-slate-600&amp;amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp;gt;· Jul 10, 02:10 AM&amp;amp;amp;lt;/span&amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;lt;p class=&amp;amp;amp;quot;text-xs text-slate-350 leading-relaxed break-words&amp;amp;amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp;gt;A few days after the first parade, construction begins on the floats that will participate in the &amp;amp;amp;amp;#39;Ato Matsuri&amp;amp;amp;amp;#39; (後祭 - July 24th)😅 This second round of float building is completed by July 21st. Once again the larger hoko floats are pulled a short distance to make sure they are ready for the parade.&amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;lt;!-- Replies --&amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt; &amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &amp;lt;/div&amp;gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; </div> </div> </div> </div>

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