Fox Wedding

In a rare treat, we managed to attend a Japanese festival in... Yokkaichi. Every year, on Setsubun (February 3rd), Miyamado Shrine near our house holds a Kitsune no Yomeiri (Fox Wedding). As you can see, the bride, with her attendant oni (demons), was quite terrifying. After the priests married them off with traditional blessings and sake, the newly married couple tossed dried soybeans into the crowd, as is usual at Setsubun. The old ladies went crazy, nearly killing each other for a few extra beans.