The Double Ninth Festival is a traditional Chinese holiday observed on the ninth day of the ninth month in the Chinese calendar. According to Wu Jun, it dates back to the Eastern Han dynasty.
Chai Wan Cemetery, Hong Kong, 2015
Karasu-zumo (literally 'crow sumo'), is a part of the festivities held on September 9 at Kamigamo Shrine in Kyoto
Participants arrive at the Chai Wan Cemetery, Hong Kong, 2015
Chai Wan Cemetery Hong Kong, 2015
Kamigamo Shrine is an important Shinto sanctuary on the banks of the Kamo River in north Kyoto, first founded in 678. Its formal name is the Kamo-wakeikazuchi Shrine .
A serene expanse at the shrine