One example is a festival in Marumori-machi, Miyagi Prefecture, in which Gohei (wooden wands, decorated with two Shide (zigzag paper streamers)) containing branches of Yaezakura (double cherry blossoms) and roasted rice are erected at Minakuchi (water inlet) of rice nursery fields.
たとえば、宮城県丸森町には、苗代田の水口（みなくち）に八重桜の枝や焼米を入れた御幣を立てる行事がある。