Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Gion Festival


Gion festival is one of the biggest festivals in Japan which begins on July 1st and ends on July 31st. The Gion Festival started in 869 AD when a real bad plague spread in Kyoto area. The plague soon ended after the festival, and Gion festival became extremely popular! Yes, Gion Festival began, to stop plagues!!

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