Kitsune no Yomeiri / Fox Wedding

Japanese folklore tells of Kitsune no Yomeiri, or the fox wedding, which happens when rain falls in broad daylight. These sun showers are thought to be a cover for the fox wedding. Kitsune-bi (foxfire) is witnessed at night as strings of lanterns or torches winding in a procession through the mountains – these lights are also thought to be phosphorescent fungus or oxidation of chemical phosphine from decaying plant matter. Foxfire processions are a rare sight now, attributed to deforestation. –Artist statement