Kanto were large bamboo poles with rows of a dozen or more lit paper lanterns. They were raised and paraded through the streets during the Kanto Festival. The kanto were intended to resemble the ear of the rice plant, in the hope for a bountiful harvest of crops. [1]
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- ↑ Winter Court: Kyuden Seppun, p. 67
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