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*Japanese: 祇園祭(Gion Matsuri)or 祇園会(Gion-e)
* ''Japanese'': 祇園祭 ''(Gion Matsuri)'' or 祇園会 ''(Gion-e)''
The festival was first started in [[863]] to pray for suppressing of an epidemic. It became yearly festival since [[970]].
The festival was first started in [[863]] to pray for the suppression of an epidemic. It became a yearly festival in [[970]].
==References==
==References==
* [http://www.gionmatsuri.jp/ Gion Matsuri Official Site]
* [http://www.gionmatsuri.jp/ Gion Matsuri Official Site]
[[Category: Culture]]
[[Category: Culture]]
[[Category:Heian Period]]
[[Category:Heian Period]]