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Amazing crowd.

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The village is overflowing with people on the occasion of the Mae-Matsuri festival.

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The number of people had been gradually increasing over the past week or so, and today's crowd was truly amazing.

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As I was overwhelmed by the sheer volume of people, the druid told me that there would be more to come.

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I was a little scared to hear that there would be more people, even though there were quite a few even now.

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I had never seen so many people gathered before. Oh, excuse me."

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I'm walking down the main street now and there are people everywhere.

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If I am not careful, I will bump into people.

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It would be strange if I didn't bump into people.

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Looking around, there are long lines at the stalls and stores, and it seems to take a long time to get in.

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In the main festival, people will be smashing colored powdered dumplings against each other in this state, so it's going to be amazing.

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It was.

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The main attraction of this festival is the dumpling smashing contest made of colored dumplings.

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I look around.

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There were many people crowded around me.

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I wondered if it was possible for them to hit each other with such a crowd.

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Can I hold your hand so we don't get separated?

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Yes.

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It's kind of embarrassing to have your hands squeezed so tightly.

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Druid, can we bump into each other in this state?

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After all, no matter how you look at it, people are too close to each other, so it seems impossible to bump into each other.

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I feel that it is impossible to bump into each other, but the rule is that you have to do it within arm's reach.

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I can do it.

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It's a little hard for me to imagine right now.

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The main festival has three days.

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On the first and second day of the main festival, people smash colored powder dumplings against each other.

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This is an important prayer event to drive away evil spirits.

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On the third day, people dye their clothes stained with colored powder with dyes and wear those clothes to pray for good health.

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I wondered if the clothes could be dyed so easily, but I was told that the village has a special dye for this purpose.

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The dye is mixed with water, and the dirty clothes are placed in the water for one hour.

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Then wash and dry as usual.

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I was surprised when I heard how easy it was.

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It is very strange that they do not know why this is so.

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It is said that by mixing the dye with nuts, which the Hatahi village has maintained for a long time, the clothes are easily dyed and do not fall off.

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Once the pre-festival begins, there are things to do.

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One of them is to buy clothes to wear on the day of the main festival.

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So, a bit overwhelmed by the crowd, I also came out of the inn to get some clothes.

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At this time of the year, white clothes are sold in every store.

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I wanted to buy at a store close to the inn, but a druid recommended a store on the main street.

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He said, "My master told me about this store. They say the clothes are more solidly made than those at other stores, so I should be able to wear them past the festival, right?"

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Yeah, I guess so."

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I saw the clothes for sale at a store near the inn, but the sewing was coarse.

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The fabric was thin, and I thought it would not be worn that many times.

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Mr. Druid saw that, too, and decided to go to the store his master had told him about.

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There it was."

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One store ahead of where Mr. Druid was headed.

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A laundry?"

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I heard that the clothes they sell here are durable. There's a line here, too.

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We get in line at the end of the line extending from the store.

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The turnover was so fast that Mr. Druid and I were able to enter the store without waiting too long.

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It's amazing inside, too.

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The inside of the store was also crowded with people.

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I agree."

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As people move, they go to the shelves where the clothes are kept.

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I reach for the clothes in front of me and look at the fabric.

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It is definitely a solid fabric, and the sewing is nicely done.

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It is totally different from the one in the store.

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Are they big enough?"

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I look at Mr. Druid and see that he already has his pants and shirt in his hands.

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He says, "Oh, I'm sorry. This one and this one."

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He grabs a pair of pants and a shirt from the shelf that fits his size.

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You can wear a dress."

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I followed the druid's gaze and there it was, a pure white one-piece dress.

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It looks very rustic with no decoration.

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I try to imagine myself wearing it, but I am a little embarrassed.

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I'll just wear pants."

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'Really?　I'd like to see her in a skirt, too."

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Really?

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I didn't know that.

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Skirts, sure, they're cute.

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But I'm adventurous and don't get to wear them that often.

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Besides, I'm in a growth spurt right now, so my body shape will change soon.

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If that happens, I'll really only be able to wear it a few times.

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That would be a waste.

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Yeah, I don't want it.

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Pants are easier to move around in, so I'd rather wear these."

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'Sure, trousers would be better while you're traveling, but you can still dress up in the villages and towns, can't you?　Yes, let's go shopping for summer clothes after the festival. Let's see if there are any skirts we like then."

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What?"

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Summer clothes?

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A skirt?

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I'll pay you. Wait for me in front of the store.

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Oh, yes.

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Mr. Druid goes to pay with the clothes I have.

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I do as I am told and wait for Mr. Druid to exit the store out of the way, dodging people.

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Is she really going to buy a skirt this summer?

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I'm embarrassed, but happy to be fashionable.

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No, but my time in a village or town is much shorter than the duration of my trip.

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It is not often that I stay in the same village for a month as I did this time.

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A skirt for such a short time would be a waste.

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I'd like to have some at ......, though, wouldn't you?

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What's wrong?"

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What?"　Have you paid already?"

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Oh, as one would expect from someone who deals with this many people every year, it was fast."

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Look at the store you just came out of.

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Outside the store, the line is longer than before and still growing.

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The inside of the store is also overflowing with people, and the people doing the checkout look busy.

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But as I looked around, I saw that the people who went to the checkout quickly finished their work and came out of the store.

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They seem to be very skilled at what they do.

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Shall we go?"

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Mr. Druid holds out his hand toward me.

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I squeeze his hand and walk toward the inn.

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If we could buy clothes earlier, it wouldn't be so crowded.

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I suppose it would be better if they sold them earlier, but they only start selling them from the pre-festival. This is also a tradition. It would be nice to enjoy this kind of atmosphere."

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I'm so glad you're here. Oh, you get the dye to dye your clothes, right?"

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There is a prayer hall on the way back to the inn, and they should be handing them out there. We can pray for them on the way back and go home."

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During the pre-festival, there is one more thing to do besides buying clothes.

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That is to get dyes to dye the clothes.

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This can be obtained by praying at one of the several prayer sites in the village of Hatahi.

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At that time, you cannot choose the color, but the color is determined by your luck.

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When I heard about it, I thought it sounded interesting, but now I am worried what if I get a very flashy color.

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I have to wear it at least once to pray for good health, no matter what color it turns out to be.

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Besides, I bought clothes made of solid fabric, so I will have to wear it repeatedly.

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Huh?

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Should I have bought clothes made of thinner fabric?

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Looks like they're over there, but there's a huge line.

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A druid's gaze looked out at a line that stretched so long that there must have been more than 100 people in it.

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Everyone has come to pray to receive the dye.

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It doesn't look like the number of people is going to decrease even if we wait.

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Yeah."

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I lined up at the end of the line.

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I soon found that people had lined up behind me.

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I was prepared to wait, but my turn came sooner than I expected because it takes about a minute to pray.

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I kneeled down at the indicated place and prayed.

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'Thank you,' he said. Now, please choose one from here."

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A person dressed in white presents a basket in front of you.

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It contained many dyes wrapped in tree leaves.

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Apparently, one was to choose one from here.

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I can't tell the color just by looking at it."

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I guess so." I guess you have to trust your gut on these things."

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At the same time as Mr. Druid, I take one of the leaf packets from the basket.

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Praying that it will be a good color.

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Now that the pre-festival schedule for today is over, let's go home.

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I'm not sure I want to go there. I'm tired."

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Good luck to the inn!"

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