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| - 1, 2 and 3 - Kamakura Ebisu(鎌倉えびす) at Hongaku-ji: Celebration of Ebisu, god of commerce. Young women dressed in traditional costumes (Fuku Musume) sell lucky charms made of bamboo and sake. Minamoto no Yoritomo made Ebisu the shogunate's tutelary god, but now people flock to the temple to wish for a good new year. There's a similar event on the tenth too, called Hon Ebisu(本えびす), and this time the girls distribute Fukumochi (rice cakes). 2nd - Funaoroshi(船おろし) at Sakanoshita: This event marks the beginning of the working year for local fishermen, who pray for big catches and the safety of their boats. Tangerines are thrown into the sea, boats carrying flags gather along the coast and the captain offers sake to Funadama(船霊), the boat's guardian kami. 4th - Funaiwai(船祝い) at Koshigoe: See Funaoroshi above. 4th - Chōna-hajimeshiki(手斧初式) at Tsurugaoka Hachiman: This event marks the beginning of the working year for local construction workers who, for the ceremony, use traditional working tools. The festival also commemorates Minamoto no Yoritomo, who ordered the reconstruction of the main building of the shrine after it was destroyed by fire in 1191. The ceremony takes place at 1:00 PM at Tsurugaoka Hachiman. 5th - Joma Shinji(除魔神事) at Tsurugaoka Hachiman: Festival to keep evil spirits away. Archers shoot at a target on which is painted the word "devil". 15th- Sagichō(左義長) at Tsurugaoka Hachiman: The paper decorations used during the New Year festivities are publicly burned.
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