I was so honoured to be welcomed to witness the Eri-kae of both Ichisumi-san and Umeha-san!
Eri-kae translated literally means 'turning the collar'. As a Jr. Maiko's collar is completely red, a Sr.Maiko's collar is white in front with red in the back, signifying she is still in training.
The collar turning ceremony is where the Sr. Maiko turn to Geisha/Geiko, their collars going from red to full white to signify maturing into womanhood. What a sight it was, stunning.
Not only was it a night for the new Geiko, but it was also a special event for Sr. Maiko Umechie-san who had her belated Misedashi and Mizuage...Not to mention her San San Kudo with Umeha-san.
It started off when everyone was arriving.
The three debutants looked stunning!
Umechie-san began the event with her dance of the Gion Kouta. A famous dance done by all Maiko and Geiko, but especially Maiko on their debut for Misedashi.
Then Umeha-san (left) and Ichisumi-san (right) followed with their modified version of Kurokami.
It was a beautiful event, a story or two was told, there was plenty of tea and sake going around. I am so humbled to have been invited personally to witness such a majesty of events.
oh so this was that event you talked about. damn a lot of people did show up, well as long as you had fun Im sure it was worth almost crashing the sim.
ReplyDeleteOh it was! ^^
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