岐阜県は関市生まれの岸です。
先週、お盆でもあり、久しぶりに泊まりで実家に帰りました。
実家に戻ったその日、8月15日。
実家近くの津保川(つぼがわ。長良川の支流)の川原で、「チンチカカ」というイベントがあり、参加してきました。
「チンチカカ」は、地元(関市小屋名)で毎年8月15日に行われる、精霊を送る伝統行事です。
この行事を知っている人は、まず居ないと思います。なにせ、超ローカルな行事なので。
でも、「チンチカカ」でGoogle検索してみたところ、4ページ分ほどの記事がヒットしました(今日現在)。
(今ならまだその記事が見られるかもしれません。検索してみてください。うまくすれば、写真も見られます・・・)
「チンチカカ」は、火に始まって火で終わる、火のイベントです。
川の両岸にかがり火が並び、
川原を、松明(たいまつ)を持った人の行列が進み、
クライマックスでは、
高さ10メートルくらいある2本の巨大な松明(?)が燃え盛ります。
最後は、打上げ花火と、川原を結ぶ橋からの”ナイアガラの滝”(花火)の競演、
なかなか見応えがあります。
打上げ花火は、ほぼ頭上真上に上がるため、インパクトがあります。
伝統行事と言いつつ、僕が生まれる前に、中断されており、
上記のような形で復活してから、今年が10回目とのこと。
本家の長男ということで、毎年8月15日には実家に居り、
「チンチカカ」にも参加していますが、
年々打上げ花火の数が増えていくことに喜びを感じています。
最初の頃は、次の花火が打ち上がるまでに、えも言われぬ、間、がありました。
もちろん、2発同時に打ち上がるなんてことは、あり得ませんでした。
でも、今は、(ちょっと)違います。
(スポンサーが、地元のコンビニだったりしますが・・・)
それはともかく。
ふだん、なかなか情緒とか風情とかいったものとは、縁遠くなっています。
たまにこういう行事に参加すると、郷愁も手伝って、独特の気分に浸ることができるのはいいですね。
なんとか、こうした伝統行事は、続けていってもらいたいと願うばかりです。
ところで、
同じ毎年8月15日、「チンチカカ」が始まる前の時間帯(夕刻)、
地元の家々から、代わる代わる、この川原に線香とろうそくに
お花を持った人達が、ご先祖様の精霊を送りに訪れます。
その習慣は、「チンチカカ」が中断されていた間も続けられていました。
僕が子供の頃は、
線香やろうそくだけでなく、自宅で火をつけた松明を持って、川原まで
歩いて行っていました。
川原に着くと、線香とろうそくでお参りした後、その松明やお花を川に流していました。
人によっては、茄子やきゅうりなど供養物(?)も一緒に流していました。
一種の精霊流しでしょうか。
ですが、いつからか、松明を川に流してはいけないこととなり、
その後さらに、自宅で火をつけた松明を持って歩くこともできなくなりました。
環境保護のためでしょう。
こういうところにも変化があるんですね。
時代が変われば、風習も変わっていくものなのでしょうけれど、
習慣そのものは絶えないで欲しい、そう思います。
(組織人事コンサルティング事業部 岸 孔司)
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