The ruffians described in this new working must therefore have been included to serve a purpose. But the purpose may not be as simple as most believe. In addition to whatever else they symbolize, their sudden appearance in the ritual seems to have a hidden meaning.
September 16, 2015, 9:29:20 AM EDT. Mount Aso, a volcano located on Japanâs southernmost main island of Kyushu, erupted on Monday morning, local time, sending a plethora of smoke and ash 2,000 meters (6,560 feet) into the sky. The eruption began at 8:49 p.m. EDT, or 9:49 a.m. GMT, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
After short-lived minor explosive eruptions in 1935, 1938 and 1939, Sakurajima remained quiet until 1946, when a volume of 80 million cubic meters of lava was erupted from the Showa vent (created in 1939) at a height of 800m on the east flank of Miname-dake.