Women’s participation in the festival is not specifically prohibited, but in conservative Japan, a woman’s participation in the naku festival has traditionally not been considered appropriate.
The Hadaka Matsuri celebration has been celebrated in Japan for at least 1,250 years, but only this year thousands of women participated in the celebration as full members, reported the British Broadcasting Corporation. BBC.
The tradition of Hadaka Matsuri includes a festive procession and the so-called naku festival, during which the participants move through the streets almost naked.
Japanese people rarely walk the streets completely naked. Most of the participants this year also wore a loincloth that covered their genitals.
Women’s participation in the festival is not specifically prohibited, but in conservative Japan, a woman’s participation in the naku festival has traditionally not been considered appropriate.
Now the situation is changing. This year, thousands of women march in the Hadaka Matsuri procession dressed in white shorts and purple robes.
Source: Reuters