Tag Archives: japanese holidays
Koinobori on Children’s day

Koinobori on Children’s day

by JapanDave on May 5, 2010 in HDR, Objects

An interesting look at these carp streamers.

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Star Festival

Star Festival

by JapanDave on July 7, 2009 in Articles, Mythology

According to an ancient Chinese legend, on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, two star-crossed lovers are able to traverse the sky and meet. This date in Japan is called Tanabata, also know as the Star Festival, and these days is celebrated as a festive time to make wishes. The two lovers are [...]

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Hina Matsuri or Girl's festival

by JapanDave on March 4, 2009 in Uncategorized

Yesterday was girl’s festival, or hina matsuri (HE-NA MAH-TSU-REE) in Japanese. I wrote a little about it way back when, so go have a read. Done? Good. Everyone is really getting into the mood. The past few days they have been playing the hina matsuri song everywhere. It’s a pleasant tune. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7L1uYEaEbY]

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