Mud Men Attack Japanese Island
Yesterday, the Okinawan island of Miyako-jima celebrated the Pantu festival, in which mud men invaders bring good luck to the islanders. Wikipedia describes the event as the following:
There is a unique festival called Pahntou (パーントゥ), which occurs in the ninth month of the old (lunar) calendar. Three men dressed in grasses and mud go about smearing it everywhere. They carry sticks in one hand and a simple but scary mask in the other. Those people who have been dirtied by the Pantu will have a year of protection. Owners of new homes will also invite Pantu to give a ‘blessing’ to their homes.
And here is a video from NTV’s new coverage of the event:
Looks like a really fun event, doesn’t it?
Do you wish your hometown had a festival like this?
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