Martyrdom festival, - Amakusa, Kumamoto tour guide "island trip" during recruitment of participants of candle line

Under martyrdom festival, recruitment of participants of candle line

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Martyrdom festival

　Joint memorial service is held Buddhism across Christian denomination to condole with ghost of person passed away in revolt of Shimabara, Amakusa.
　It is recruiting participants of candle line at the same time.

■The date
　　Sunday, October 25

■Contents
　　①4:00 p.m. - Buddhist ceremony Buddhist memorial service (place: 1,000 martyrdom round mounds)
　　②5:00 p.m. - Catholicism mass (place: 1,000 martyrdom round mounds)
　　③6:00 p.m. - candle line (place: 1,000 martyrdom round mound - Smile Park, Hondo Catholic Church)
　　※① is Akinori temple in rainy day, and ② is performed in the Hondo Catholic Church, and ③ is called off.

■About candle line
　　It recruits participants.
　　Come to 1,000 martyrdom war mounds by 5:45 p.m. of the day if you would like to participate.

The name	Under martyrdom festival, recruitment of participants of candle line
Place	Around 1,000 martyrdom war mounds (Amakusa-shi Hondo district)
Contact information	The Amakusa martyrdom festival executive committee secretariat (the Amakusa-shi business and industry sightseeing section) Tel: 0969-23-1111

Event information