"Jotoshiki" Roof Raising at Nash Mill, August 27, 2011



1. Guests and the miko Arrive
79 _Vicki12 Guests arrive and get oriented	79 _Vicki23	42 _11Aug27-nm_1304 Noriko and the "Miko" anticipate the ceremony
42 _11Aug27-nm_1304a	43 _11Aug27-nm_1304b


2. "Ceremony"
45 _11Aug27-nm_1316a "Welcome" and project background (while Noriko wonders how to unplug the microphone)	86 _Vicki6	44 _11Aug27-nm_1316 Audience politely attentive
46 _11Aug27-nm_1318a Miko and "alter" bearing rice, water, salt - and sake for deities who are drinkers	47 _11Aug27-nm_1318b Signing the rafter	48 _11Aug27-nm_1320 Lifting rafter into place
48 _11Aug27-nm_1321 Placing the rafter	48 _11Aug27-nm_1324 Presentation of oak boughs by each household	49 _11Aug27-nm_1325
50 _11Aug27-nm_1325a	51 _11Aug27-nm_1325b


3. See
80 _Vicki17 Guests enjoy the natural surroundings	81 _Vicki18 Experiencing the building under construction	81 _Vicki19 Guests show concern at the lack of a guardrail


4. Eat
52 _11Aug27-nm_1608	85 _Vicki25	84 _Vicki24 Experiment: deep frying beneath a redwood
53 _11Aug27-nm_1608a Guests enjoy the natural though human-friendly (poison oak forest abated) natural setting	54 _11Aug27-nm_1608b


5. Ice Cream
55 _11Aug27-nm_1722 Picking the ingredients	56 _11Aug27-nm_1723 Picking and evaluating the ingredients	57 _11Aug27-nm_1750 Enjoying old-time minutes while taking turns on the ice cream crank
58 _11Aug27-nm_1750a	59 _11Aug27-nm_1751	60 _11Aug27-nm_1751a
61 _11Aug27-nm_1751b	61 _11Aug27-nm_1755	62 _11Aug27-nm_1755a
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