 While the ceremony is conducted by the shrine's "Guji San" (priests) in the shrine itself, visitors and well-wishers celebrate by listening to taiko and participating in the fire swinging event.The day begins with two shinto priests from Aso shrine who go on horseback to collect the female deity from Yoshimatsu Shrine in Akamizu.The shrine priests collect the "shintai" of the bride deity from a sacred "kashi" (oak) tree on the shrine grounds.