#古事記

Various gods, some are from myth of Japan(古事記Kojiki)

神話世界の神々、河内の花祭りにて

Kochi’s Hanamatsuri has two layers. The base layer is ordinary Hanamatsuri, and story derived from ‘Kojiki’ is newer layer.  In this festival most remarkable program is '大蛇退治OROCHI TAIJI’  (annihilating huge snake). Of course this is a famous story in Kojiki. A mythical hero 素戔嗚SUSANO defeated an evil huge snake having eight heads by his clever scheme.　　
Now Let’s look at festival yard. We can see a great oni, its name is SUSANO.

河内の花祭りは二重構造になっています。本来は普通の花祭りだったものに、記紀神話がか覆いかぶさってきていると言えば良いでしょうか。神話の内容を取り込んだものになっています。「大蛇退治」という演目では、登場する鬼はスサノオノミコトと呼ばれ、獅子が八岐大蛇（やまたのおろち）の代役を務めます。

A Shishi(lion) entered the yard. But in this program it plays a role of huge snake called YAMATA NO OROCHI. By SUSANO’s scheme OROCHI had got drunk and lay down. SUSANO (oni) approached it and ,,,,

古事記にある通り、八岐大蛇（代　獅子）は酒に酔っぱらって地に伏します。そこへ、スサノオノミコトが近づいて

槍でグサッ。ひとしきりバトルがあり、スサノオノミコトは倒れ伏した獅子の体内から 天叢雲剣（あめのむらくものつるぎ）を取り出します。（獅子の後ろ足役の人が小剣を素戔嗚に手渡すのが、私の位置から見えました）

He stung Orochi with lance. The two fought for a while. But soon the god won. He took the sword  from Orochi’s body. It is called AMANO MURAKUMO NO TSURUGI. (It is one of Three Sacred Treasures.This sword and other two treasures are things that prove their owner to be Japanese emperor, even today).

ほうほうの体で逃げたず八岐大蛇

At last Orochi escaped

Various gods, some are from myth of Japan(古事記Kojiki)

神話世界の神々、河内の花祭りにて

アメノウズメノミコトAMENOUZUMENOMIKOTO

Many villages in Shitara area have Hanamatsuri festival. Some of them are different from other usual Hanamatsuri in the aspect  of having stories like a stage drama. The  stories came from myth of Japan（古事記 Kojiki）.

河内の花祭りは、記紀神話に由来する演目がいくつかあるというのが特色です。

AMENOUZUME and her followers アメノウズメとその従者

翁 OKINA

ひのねぎHINONEGI

Various gods, some are from myth of Japan(Kojiki)

神話世界の神々、河内の花祭りにて

Many villages in Shitara area have Hanamatsuri festival. Some of them are different from other usual Hanamatsuri in the aspect  of having stories like a stage drama. The  stories came from myth of Japan(古事記 Kojiki).

河内の花祭りは、記紀神話に由来する演目がいくつかあるというのが特色です。