kochiya sanae and tatara kogasa (touhou) drawn by mizuki_hitoshi

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    Hang in There, Kogasa-san 2170

    It seems this doesn't happen for the Lower Shrines, since who's in charge of towing for them changes from place to place.

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    Blindga
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    I don't understand enough about the ritual I guess. Why is towing the longer pillars a good thing? Wouldn't it be heavier, or is there some practical reason I don't know about the area? Is it some kind of passive religious symbolism?

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    • djseifer
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    Blindga said:

    I don't understand enough about the ritual I guess. Why is towing the longer pillars a good thing? Wouldn't it be heavier, or is there some practical reason I don't know about the area? Is it some kind of passive religious symbolism?

    It's not the size of the pillar that matters, it's how well you use it.

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