気仙町けんか七夕祭り (223)
場所：陸前高田市気仙町
撮影年月日：2009年8月7日
機種：Sony/IS11S
薄曇りで、湿気が高くじめじめした陽気の中「気仙町けんか七夕まつり」が、八日町通りの河野モータース前で、開催され太鼓と笛が祭を盛り上げていました。下八日町組と上八日町組の二台の七夕山車が激しくぶつかりあい山車の上では、短冊を飾った竹笹を両方の組が振り上げてやりあい祭りが、最高潮に達しました。まさに勇壮な祭りに相応しかったです。
Under an overcast sky with high humidity and a damp atmosphere, the "Kesen Town Kenka Tanabata Festival" was held in front of Kono Motors on Youkamachi Street, with drums and flutes adding to the festive spirit. The two Tanabata floats from the Lower Youkamachi Group and Upper Youkamachi Group clashed violently, and atop the floats, both groups waved bamboo branches adorned with tanzaku, reaching the festival's climax. It was truly a fitting display for such a heroic festival.
喧嘩七夕の歴史を見ると約三百七十年前の寛永年間(1624～1643)に八日町と荒町で喧嘩七夕の山車を作ったのが発祥の地と言われていますが、定かではありません。現在は、荒町、鉄砲町、上八日町、下八日町の四町会が喧嘩七夕山車を作っています。高田の動く七夕と気仙町の喧嘩七夕の一番の違いは、ぶつかり合いが有るか無いかの違いです。
Looking at the history of Kenka Tanabata, it is said that the festival originated around 370 years ago during the Kanei era (1624–1643) when the Youkamachi and Aramachi neighborhoods created the first Kenka Tanabata floats. However, this is not certain. Currently, the four town associations of Aramachi, Teppomachi, Upper Youkamachi, and Lower Youkamachi create the Kenka Tanabata floats. The main difference between the Takata’s Moving Tanabata and Kesen Town’s Kenka Tanabata is whether there is a clash between the floats.
喧嘩七夕の醍醐味は、山車に取り付けた数十メートルの綱を引き合い、中央の丸太(梶棒)を他の町会の山車本体にぶつけると言う喧嘩殺法の七夕祭りで、全国的にも珍しく平成九年に県の無形民俗文化財に指定されています。
The essence of Kenka Tanabata lies in the thrilling battles where participants pull on ropes several dozen meters long, attached to the floats, and crash the central log (kajibou) into the body of the other town's float. This unique and aggressive style of Tanabata festival is rare nationwide and was designated an intangible folk cultural asset of the prefecture in 1997.
喧嘩七夕のメイン通りは気仙町の街中で行われますが、以前には姉歯橋の中央で行われていて、喧嘩が激しすぎて気仙川に落ちたという逸話もあったようです。また、姉歯橋が高田と繋ぐメイン通りとなり、交通状況が変化して姉歯橋でのけんか七夕は行われなくなったと言うことです。
The main thoroughfare for Kenka Tanabata takes place in the heart of Kesen Town, but in the past, it was held at the center of Aneha Bridge. There are anecdotes about participants falling into the Kesen River due to the intense clashes. Additionally, as Aneha Bridge became the main route connecting to Takata and traffic conditions changed, Kenka Tanabata was no longer held on Aneha Bridge.
最後までお読みいただきましてありがとうございます。
Thank you very much for reading until the end.
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