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*''Japanese'': キリコ祭り、切籠祭 ''(kiriko matsuri)''
The Kiriko festival is a festival held annually in many parts of the [[Noto peninsula]] and surrounding areas. The earliest ''kiriko'' festivals are held each year in the 7th month of the [[Japanese calendar|lunar calendar]] in Ushitsu village; other localities hold the festival later in the 7th to 9th months.
The key features of the festival are the ''kiriko'', large wooden lanterns constructed to accompany ''[[mikoshi]]'' in parade.
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==References==
*Gallery labels, National Museum of Japanese History.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/11880670075/in/dateposted-public/]
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