Gold & Glory Hunter's Guild

[Balmung] Genbu Matsuri - The Festival of Genbu
Saturday, March 13th
8:00PM EST - Sui-no-Sato, the Ruby Sea

http://tinyurl.com/genbu-fest

As the silent snow falls, the Black Tortiose and Warden of North awakens from his slumber…

The Festival of Genbu venerates the Lord which guards the northern shores of the Ruby Sea. Legend says this festival is a marriage between two separate ceremonies: the hanashizume no matsuri brought to the Ruby Sea by the clans that settled in Sui-no-Sato and the Genbu matsuri long celebrated by the Kojin of the Blue.

It is believed that in winter, Lord Genbu sleeps in the mountains, his shell covered by layers of snow. Demons slumber in the winter as well, their evil spirits retreating to the unbudded blooms of the sakura and plum trees many flock to see during Hanami. When the flower falls, the demons spread everywhere, attacking the blossom viewers with fatigue and illness. Thus, have the people of Sui-no-Sato learned to drive the spirit of evil from the unbloomed buds, by awakening the spirit of Genbu and asking him to cleanse the world with the sacred snow that has layered upon his shell.

Though they now live far from the cherry trees, the people of Sui-no-Sato still perform the hanashizume, weilding red umbrellas, and waking Genbu with their divine song. It is a matsuri of health and wellness, and a little rowdiness, as the Kojin of the Blue have added their own ‘healthy’ games to the festival: a hardy ceremony of one of their favorite sports: sumo!

All are invited to come to Sui-no-Sato on March 13th, be cleansed with sacred snow, have their health looked over by Eastern doctors, observe the hanashizume, and cheer our six honorable sumo wrestlers on!

We are looking for vendors, health care workers, demons and miko, lecturers, and SUMO WRESTLERS! Sign up here: https://discord.gg/5JcHgMNgRt 

http://tinyurl.com/genbu-fest