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The
original purpose of this lively summer festival held in Aomori
prefecture before harvesting was started, was to ward off sleepiness
lest it interfered with the work - the spirits of sleep are cast into
the river to be carried away to the sea. The main feature of this
festival is the huge,
(some are 10 m high) ,
wide nebuta
figures striking kabuki poses. The shape of
the nebuta is formed by
constructing a framework of bamboo and wire; this is then covered in
paper, and the design is painted on the paper.
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