Japan's most terrible and aberrant festival.

この不可解な祭りにまつわる 多くの謎は未だ解かれていない

Surrounding this inexplicable festival

茨城の山奥にひっそりと潜む神社

Many mysteries still remain unsolved.

そこで毎年冬に密かに行なわれている祭りがあります

In those forgotten hills of Ibaraki lurked a silent shrine.

天狗を神として祀るその神社で行われるその祭りは 江戸時代からの続いていると言われています

At that place, every year, a secret winter festival is held.

その名も悪態祭り

It is whispered that, at this festival, and at this shrine, they celebrate Tengu as god,

天狗に扮した男たちに

and have done so since the Edo Period.

市民たちは悪態をつきまくり、

The Cursing Festival.

日頃の鬱憤を とにかく吐きまくります

At men disguised as Tengu

ほこらを周りながら、 飯綱神社を目指す天狗に扮した男たち。

The townspeople continually hurl abuse, pent up from daily grudges

市民たちは悪態をつき、 供物を血みどろになりながら奪いあいます。

Steadily spewing their anger

天狗たちは16カ所のほこらを回ったのち、 赤い天狗面をつけていよいよ愛宕神社の縁側へ。

As they reach each shrine, the Tengu must endure the scorn of the townspeople, fighting tooth and nail to place their offering lest it get stolen by the masses.

市民たちは供物を取ろうと必死です

After the Tengu have visited each of the 16 shrines The Tengu change to red faced masks

まさに地獄絵図

and step forth onto the balcony of Atago Shrine

最後は「大馬鹿野郎」と 三唱して祭りをしめくくります

The citizen's below frantically snatch and grasp at the offerings they throw.

いつもはおとなしい日本人が鬼畜に豹変するこの祭り

Hell on earth.

是非みなさんも参加してはいかがでしょうか？

Finally the horde shrieks, "Ohbakayaro" three times and the dark parade ends.

The ever mild mannered Japanese are turned into demons during this festival

So why don't you come try it for yourself?