Eニュース2024年9月8日大したもん蛇まつり

(The "Great Snake Festival" is based on a legend from Sekikawa Village, and the snake made from bamboo)

The "Great Snake Festival" is based on a legend from Sekikawa Village, and the snake made from bamboo

(and straw is 82.8 meters long, a reference to the "Uetsu Flood" that occurred on August 28, 1967.)

and straw is 82.8 meters long, a reference to the "Uetsu Flood" that occurred on August 28, 1967.

(Approximately 500 people, including local residents, took turns carrying the snake, which weighed)

Approximately 500 people, including local residents, took turns carrying the snake, which weighed

(approximately two tonnes, and paraded it around the five kilometres for around three hours.)

approximately two tonnes, and paraded it around the five kilometres for around three hours.

(Many people also gathered along the route, and when the giant snake coiled multiple times)

Many people also gathered along the route, and when the giant snake coiled multiple times

(at the final destination, the Sekikawa Village Hall, the crowd erupted in cheers.)

at the final destination, the Sekikawa Village Hall, the crowd erupted in cheers.