茅葺(かやぶ)き

thatched roofing

茅葺(かやぶ)き屋根(やね)

thatched roof

茅花(つばな)

cogon grass flower

茅場(かやば)

field of miscanthus reeds

茅屋(ぼうおく)

thatched hut

茅(ち)の輪(わ)

grass ring used in a Shinto purification ritual

茅(ち)の輪(わ)くぐり

ritual of passing through a grass purification ring

茅葺(かやぶ)き屋根(やね)の古民家(こみんか)を保存(ほぞん)する取(と)り組(く)みが進(すす)んでいる。

Efforts to preserve old houses with thatched roofs are progressing.

夏越(なごし)の祓(はらえ)では、茅(ち)の輪(わ)くぐりをして無病息災(むびょうそくさい)を祈(いの)る。

During the Nagoshi purification ritual, people pass through a chinowa ring and pray for good health.