Setsubun Matsuri at Yoshida-jinja

A few nights ago, I went to the Setsubun Matsuri at Yoshida-jinja. Setsubun is the old lunar New Year that roughly corresponds to the Chinese New Year. People bring their old amulets and charms from the previous year and the shrine burns them in a giant bonfire.

Here is the mountain of amulets and charms ready to be set alight:


Here is a close-up of the amulets and charms:


Here's the fire: