Re: Wakanohana dohyo-iri (pix)

["Nashinokawa" <nashinokawa@parbrook.free-online.co.uk>]

> At 09:18 02.04.00 -0700, Joe Kuroda wrote:
> >On April 2, former yokozuna Wakanohana (current
> >Fujishima oyakata) kicked of the Spring Jyungyo by
> >performing the "Offering" dohyo-iri ceremony at the
> >Ise Jingu, arguably the holiest of Shinto shrines,
> >located in Mie Prefecture (Ise Jingu's history goes
> >back 2,000 years.  Its web site (in Japanese) is at
> >http://www.infocr.co.jp/hometown/ise/jingu/jg.html and
> >is well worth checking).
> >


I wonder what the Gods (or spirits) made of this.  I would have thought
they'd have been fairly disgusted at not recieving the attention of the most
able Yokozuna in ranking (presently Takanohana) rather than one who has had
to retire!

Sounds like the importance of getting the fans in is more important than the
Shinto spirits to me.

Nashinokawa the cynical

(BTW I admire Waka immensely and this is a general point rather than one
relating to him. Furthermore I have no objection to Waka performing normal
dohyo-iri during what is turning out to be his farewell jungyo, only the
offering one, given the Kyokai's recent traditionalist stance on other
religious issues.)