[Ise] On the 5th, a Shinto ritual was held at Futami Okitama Shrine in Futami-cho, Ise City, to replace the three large sacred ropes (shimenawa) that tie around the Meoto Iwa (Husband and Wife Rocks), and many worshippers watched. Each sacred rope is 35 meters long, weighs 40 kilograms, and is 10 centimeters thick. They are replaced every year in May, September, and December. The Meoto Iwa, bound together by the large sacred ropes, are said to s…
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[Ise] On the 5th, a Shinto ritual was held at Futami Okitama Shrine in Futami-cho, Ise City, to replace the three large sacred ropes (shimenawa) that tie around the Meoto Iwa (Husband and Wife Rocks), and many worshippers watched. Each sacred rope is 35 meters long, weighs 40 kilograms, and is 10 centimeters thick. They are replaced every year in May, September, and December. The Meoto Iwa, bound together by the large sacred ropes, are said to s…