Moreover, it is held on the days of an event, such as mushiokuri (making a torch procession to drive away crop-eating insects), kazeokuri (sending a doll from person to person to drive away the common cold), yakuyoke (warding off evil) and amagoi (praying for rain).
その他、虫送り・風送りや、疫除け・雨乞い等の際にも行われる。