【4K動画】葵祭を控えた斎王代と女人が身を清める「御禊（みそぎ）の儀」が2024年5月4日、京都市左京区の世界遺産・下鴨神社で営まれた。十二単姿の斎王代・松浦璋子（あきこ）さん（22歳）が境内の御手洗（みたらし）池に両手を合わせて浸し、葵祭の無事を願った。

【4K Video】On May 4, 2024, a ''purification ceremony'' was held at Shimogamo Shrine, a World Heritage Site in Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City, where Saiodai and women purify themselves ahead of the Aoi Festival. Akiko Matsuura 22years old, a member of the Saio Dynasty wearing a 12-hitoe costume, dipped her hands together in the Mitarashi Pond in the shrine grounds, praying for a safe Aoi Festival.