Mushi Okuri: Sending Off the Bugs (Ep. 79)

<p>Let’s say you have a plague of insects, like millions of cicada awakening after a years-long slumber. Or worse, bugs that would rather devour your crops. And let’s say this is happening 200 years ago so you don’t have your pesticides or DDT to wipe them out.</p> <p>What do you do?</p> <p>Why you have an absolutely delightful festival, with dances, and Buddhist or Shinto prayers, and taiko drumming, flute fluting. It’s called mushi okuri, (虫送り) or sending off the insects.<br /> <br /> Support us on Patron: <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.patreon.com/thersamatsuura</a><br /> <br /> Buy Me a Coffee (one-time contribution): <a href= "http://buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan">buymeacoffee.com/uncannyjapan</a></p>