ZAIDO


  • Photographer
    YUKARI CHIKRA
  • Prize
    Honorable Mention
  • Date of Photograph
    1st Jan, 2013
  • Technical Info
    EOS-5D MarkⅢ

One of such a tradition is Zaido, is the traditional ritual preserved for over 1300 years. Zaido had faced many difficulties for survival in the history such as fires, theft of golden mask & hereditary problem. They must purify themselves religiously by abstaining from meat, which is called “Shojinkessai”. Besides avoiding meat, many kinds of strict rules are imposed on them. For example, “Noshu must not sleep with wife during Shojinkessai. “ “Noshu have to avoid birth at their home. “ . Some “Noshu” have to practice these ascetic actions for 48 days. In modern society, “Shojinkessai” is very tough.

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