江戸の昔より『1年の無事に感謝し、来る年の幸を願う』酉の市は、11月の特定の日に神社で行われるお祭りで「お酉様」とも呼ばれます。本来は、開運・商売繁盛の神様をまつる鷲神社のお祭りでしたが、現在はその他の神社でも行われています。酉の日は11月に2回か3回あり、順に「一の酉」「二の酉」「三の酉」といいます。この日は神社の境内に、縁起物の熊手を売る店が数多く出店されます。
Torinoichi / Festival of the rooster
Torinoichi is a festival that occurs at Shinto shrines on set days in November and is also called “Honorable Rooster (Otorisama)”. Originally, it was a festival at Otori Jinja that celebrated the gods of luck and business prosperity, but now it occurs at other shrines too. Festival days occur two or three times November and are known as the “First Rooster””Second Rooster””Third Rooster”in order. On those days,lots of street stalls selling,among other things,bamboo rakes as giid luck charms are set up in the shrine compound.
