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  • Taiko Drummer participaing in summer O-bon festivities at Shonan Beach - Taiko means "drum" in Japanese and to the relatively recent art form of ensemble taiko drumming or more specifically "kumi-daiko".  Performances can last up to 25 minutes and typically follow a rapid/ sudden/urgent structure; the performance speeds up significantly towards the grand finale.
    taiko-3.jpg
  • Taiko Drummer participaing in summer O-bon festivities at Shonan Beach - Taiko means "drum" in Japanese and to the relatively recent art form of ensemble taiko drumming or more specifically "kumi-daiko".  Performances can last up to 25 minutes and typically follow a rapid/ sudden/urgent structure; the performance speeds up significantly towards the grand finale.
    taiko-4.jpg
  • Panagbenga Festival is a month long annual flower festival occurring in Baguio during the month of February.  The term means "season of blooming".  The festival is held during the month of February and was created as a tribute to the city's flowers and as a way to rise up from the devastation of the 1990 earthquake.  The festival includes floats that are decorated with flowers and also includes street dancing, presented by dancers clad in flower inspired costumes, with a nod to the Bendian, an Ibaloi dance of celebration that came from the Cordillera region.  The festival has also helped the younger generation of indigenous people to rediscover their culture's traditions.
    Panagbenga-5.jpg
  • Panagbenga Festival is a month long annual flower festival occurring in Baguio during the month of February.  The term means "season of blooming".  The festival is held during the month of February and was created as a tribute to the city's flowers and as a way to rise up from the devastation of the 1990 earthquake.  The festival includes floats that are decorated with flowers and also includes street dancing, presented by dancers clad in flower inspired costumes, with a nod to the Bendian, an Ibaloi dance of celebration that came from the Cordillera region.  The festival has also helped the younger generation of indigenous people to rediscover their culture's traditions.
    Panagbenga-4.jpg
  • Panagbenga is a month long annual flower festival held in Baguio during the month of February. The word means "season of blooming".  The festival was created as a tribute to the city's flowers and as a way to rise from the devastation of the 1990 earthquake.  The festival highlights floats decorated with flowers. There is also street dancing, complete with dancers clad in flowery costumes, with a nod to the Bendian, an Ibaloi dance of celebration that came from the Cordillera region.  The festival has helped the younger generation of indigenous people to rediscover their culture's traditions and roots.
    Panagbenga-2.jpg
  • Panagbenga Festival is a month long annual flower festival occurring in Baguio during the month of February.  The term means "season of blooming".  The festival is held during the month of February and was created as a tribute to the city's flowers and as a way to rise up from the devastation of the 1990 earthquake.  The festival includes floats that are decorated with flowers and also includes street dancing, presented by dancers clad in flower inspired costumes, with a nod to the Bendian, an Ibaloi dance of celebration that came from the Cordillera region.  The festival has also helped the younger generation of indigenous people to rediscover their culture's traditions.
    Panagbenga-3.jpg
  • Mikoshi and Loincloths at Kamakura Matsuri - Japanese festivals are traditional festive occasions. Some festivals have their roots in Chinese festivals but have undergone dramatic changes as they mixed with local customs.  Matsuri is the Japanese word for a festival or holiday. In Japan, festivals are usually sponsored by a local shrine or temple, though they can be secular.<br />
There is no specific matsuri days for all of Japan; dates vary from area to area, and even within a specific area, but festival days do tend to cluster around traditional holidays such as Setsubun or Obon. Almost every locale has at least one matsuri in late summer or autumn, usually related to the harvests. Matsuri almost always feature processions which include elaborate floats and "mikoshi" or portable shrines which are paraded around the neighborhood, and sometimes even into the ocean along the coast.
    kamakura-matsuri-3.jpg
  • Happi Coats at Kamakura Matsuri - Japanese festivals are traditional festive occasions. Some festivals have their roots in Chinese festivals but have undergone dramatic changes as they mixed with local customs.  Matsuri is the Japanese word for a festival or holiday. In Japan, festivals are usually sponsored by a local shrine or temple, though they can be secular.<br />
There is no specific matsuri days for all of Japan; dates vary from area to area, and even within a specific area, but festival days do tend to cluster around traditional holidays such as Setsubun or Obon. Almost every locale has at least one matsuri in late summer or autumn, usually related to the harvests. Matsuri almost always feature processions which include elaborate floats and "mikoshi" or portable shrines which are paraded around the neighborhood, and sometimes even into the ocean along the coast.
    kamakura-matsuri-4.jpg
  • Kamakura Matsuri Fundoshis - Japanese festivals are traditional festive occasions. Some festivals have their roots in Chinese festivals but have undergone dramatic changes as they mixed with local customs.  Matsuri is the Japanese word for a festival or holiday. In Japan, festivals are usually sponsored by a local shrine or temple, though they can be secular.<br />
There is no specific matsuri days for all of Japan; dates vary from area to area, and even within a specific area, but festival days do tend to cluster around traditional holidays such as Setsubun or Obon. Almost every locale has at least one matsuri in late summer or autumn, usually related to the harvests. Matsuri almost always feature processions which include elaborate floats and "mikoshi" or portable shrines which are paraded around the neighborhood, and sometimes even into the ocean along the coast.
    kamakura-matsuri-5.jpg
  • Filipina Schoolkids Parade at Panagbenga - The Baguio Flower Festival a month long extravaganza that takes place in Baguio during February.  The term means "season of blooming" and the festival was created as a tribute to flowers. The festival includes street dancing, presented by dancers dressed in colorful floral costumes.
    Panagbenga-6.jpg
  • Wearing a Harumaki at Kamakura Matsuri - Japanese festivals are traditional festive occasions with their roots in Chinese festivals having undergone dramatic changes as they mixed with local customs.  Such events are usually sponsored by the local shrine though they can occasionally be secular.
    kamakura-matsuri-2.jpg
  • Gosho Shrine Matsuri, Kamakura - Japanese festivals are traditional festive occasions. Some festivals have their roots in Chinese festivals but have undergone dramatic changes as they mixed with local customs.  Matsuri is the Japanese word for a festival or holiday. In Japan, festivals are usually sponsored by a local shrine or temple, though they can be secular..There is no specific matsuri days for all of Japan; dates vary from area to area, and even within a specific area, but festival days do tend to cluster around traditional holidays such as Setsubun or Obon. Almost every locale has at least one matsuri in late summer or autumn, usually related to the harvests. Matsuri almost always feature processions which include elaborate floats and "mikoshi" or portable shrines which are paraded around the neighborhood, and sometimes even into the ocean along the coast.
    mikoshi-2.jpg
  • Akutai Matsuri - Cursing Festival - Japan celebrates the annual Akutai Matsuri on Mt. Atago’s peak in Ibaraki. The festival is known as “The Cursing Festival” celebrated during the third Sunday of December, where anyone is free to cuss, shout, and curse.  It is worth mentioning that the Japanese language is not very prolific in curse words, about the worst is the Japanese word for fool or "baka".   Visitors note that this festival is rather light-hearted with the cursing mostly in jest, but even so most find this festival cathartic as way of expressing oneself in public.  Akutai translates as "abusive language" though die-hard fans of the profane will not hear any "four letter words" here.  The event finishes up at Atago Shrine with a scattering of rice cakes distributed by shinto priests.
    akutai-10.jpg
  • Akutai Matsuri - Cursing Festival - Japan celebrates the annual Akutai Matsuri on Mt. Atago’s peak in Ibaraki. The festival is known as “The Cursing Festival” celebrated during the third Sunday of December, where anyone is free to cuss, shout, and curse.  It is worth mentioning that the Japanese language is not very prolific in curse words, about the worst is the Japanese word for fool or "baka".   Visitors note that this festival is rather light-hearted with the cursing mostly in jest, but even so most find this festival cathartic as way of expressing oneself in public.  Akutai translates as "abusive language" though die-hard fans of the profane will not hear any "four letter words" here.  The event finishes up at Atago Shrine with a scattering of rice cakes distributed by shinto priests.
    akutai-08.jpg
  • The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival or Zhongqiu Festival is a popular harvest festival celebrated by Chinese dating back over 3,000 years to moon worship in China's Shang Dynasty. It was first called Zhongqiu Jie literally "Mid-Autumn Festival" in the Zhou Dynasty.  It is also sometimes referred to as the Lantern Festival or Mooncake Festival or simply Autumn Festival.
    singapore-festival-1.jpg
  • The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival or Zhongqiu Festival is a popular harvest festival celebrated by Chinese dating back over 3,000 years to moon worship in China's Shang Dynasty. It was first called Zhongqiu Jie literally "Mid-Autumn Festival" in the Zhou Dynasty.  It is also sometimes referred to as the Lantern Festival or Mooncake Festival or simply Autumn Festival.
    singapore-festival-2.jpg
  • The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival or Zhongqiu Festival is a popular harvest festival celebrated by Chinese dating back over 3,000 years to moon worship in China's Shang Dynasty. It was first called Zhongqiu Jie literally "Mid-Autumn Festival" in the Zhou Dynasty.  It is also sometimes referred to as the Lantern Festival or Mooncake Festival or simply Autumn Festival.
    singapore-festival-4.jpg
  • Akutai Matsuri - Cursing Festival - Japan celebrates the annual Akutai Matsuri on Mt. Atago’s peak in Ibaraki. The festival is known as “The Cursing Festival” celebrated during the third Sunday of December, where anyone is free to cuss, shout, and curse.  It is worth mentioning that the Japanese language is not very prolific in curse words, about the worst is the Japanese word for fool or "baka".   Visitors note that this festival is rather light-hearted with the cursing mostly in jest, but even so most find this festival cathartic as way of expressing oneself in public.  Akutai translates as "abusive language" though die-hard fans of the profane will not hear any "four letter words" here.  The event finishes up at Atago Shrine with a scattering of rice cakes distributed by shinto priests.
    akutai-18.jpg
  • Akutai Matsuri - Cursing Festival - Japan celebrates the annual Akutai Matsuri on Mt. Atago’s peak in Ibaraki. The festival is known as “The Cursing Festival” celebrated during the third Sunday of December, where anyone is free to cuss, shout, and curse.  It is worth mentioning that the Japanese language is not very prolific in curse words, about the worst is the Japanese word for fool or "baka".   Visitors note that this festival is rather light-hearted with the cursing mostly in jest, but even so most find this festival cathartic as way of expressing oneself in public.  Akutai translates as "abusive language" though die-hard fans of the profane will not hear any "four letter words" here.  The event finishes up at Atago Shrine with a scattering of rice cakes distributed by shinto priests.
    akutai-16.jpg
  • Akutai Matsuri - Cursing Festival - Japan celebrates the annual Akutai Matsuri on Mt. Atago’s peak in Ibaraki. The festival is known as “The Cursing Festival” celebrated during the third Sunday of December, where anyone is free to cuss, shout, and curse.  It is worth mentioning that the Japanese language is not very prolific in curse words, about the worst is the Japanese word for fool or "baka".   Visitors note that this festival is rather light-hearted with the cursing mostly in jest, but even so most find this festival cathartic as way of expressing oneself in public.  Akutai translates as "abusive language" though die-hard fans of the profane will not hear any "four letter words" here.  The event finishes up at Atago Shrine with a scattering of rice cakes distributed by shinto priests.
    akutai-15.jpg
  • Akutai Matsuri - Cursing Festival - Japan celebrates the annual Akutai Matsuri on Mt. Atago’s peak in Ibaraki. The festival is known as “The Cursing Festival” celebrated during the third Sunday of December, where anyone is free to cuss, shout, and curse.  It is worth mentioning that the Japanese language is not very prolific in curse words, about the worst is the Japanese word for fool or "baka".   Visitors note that this festival is rather light-hearted with the cursing mostly in jest, but even so most find this festival cathartic as way of expressing oneself in public.  Akutai translates as "abusive language" though die-hard fans of the profane will not hear any "four letter words" here.  The event finishes up at Atago Shrine with a scattering of rice cakes distributed by shinto priests.
    akutai-13.jpg
  • Mochi Rice Cakes at Akutai Matsuri - Cursing Festival- Japan celebrates the annual Akutai Matsuri on Mt. Atago’s peak in Ibaraki. The festival is known as “The Cursing Festival” celebrated during the third Sunday of December, where anyone is free to cuss, shout, and curse.  It is worth mentioning that the Japanese language is not very prolific in curse words, about the worst is the Japanese word for fool or "baka".   Visitors note that this festival is rather light-hearted with the cursing mostly in jest, but even so most find this festival cathartic as way of expressing oneself in public.  Akutai translates as "abusive language" though die-hard fans of the profane will not hear any "four letter words" here.  The event finishes up at Atago Shrine with a scattering of rice cakes distributed by shinto priests.
    akutai-09.jpg
  • Akutai Matsuri - Cursing Festival - Japan celebrates the annual Akutai Matsuri on Mt. Atago’s peak in Ibaraki. The festival is known as “The Cursing Festival” celebrated during the third Sunday of December, where anyone is free to cuss, shout, and curse.  It is worth mentioning that the Japanese language is not very prolific in curse words, about the worst is the Japanese word for fool or "baka".   Visitors note that this festival is rather light-hearted with the cursing mostly in jest, but even so most find this festival cathartic as way of expressing oneself in public.  Akutai translates as "abusive language" though die-hard fans of the profane will not hear any "four letter words" here.  The event finishes up at Atago Shrine with a scattering of rice cakes distributed by shinto priests.
    akutai-05.jpg
  • Akutai Matsuri - Cursing Festival - Japan celebrates the annual Akutai Matsuri on Mt. Atago’s peak in Ibaraki. The festival is known as “The Cursing Festival” celebrated during the third Sunday of December, where anyone is free to cuss, shout, and curse.  It is worth mentioning that the Japanese language is not very prolific in curse words, about the worst is the Japanese word for fool or "baka".   Visitors note that this festival is rather light-hearted with the cursing mostly in jest, but even so most find this festival cathartic as way of expressing oneself in public.  Akutai translates as "abusive language" though die-hard fans of the profane will not hear any "four letter words" here.  The event finishes up at Atago Shrine with a scattering of rice cakes distributed by shinto priests.
    akutai-07.jpg
  • Akutai Matsuri - Cursing Festival - Japan celebrates the annual Akutai Matsuri on Mt. Atago’s peak in Ibaraki. The festival is known as “The Cursing Festival” celebrated during the third Sunday of December, where anyone is free to cuss, shout, and curse.  It is worth mentioning that the Japanese language is not very prolific in curse words, about the worst is the Japanese word for fool or "baka".   Visitors note that this festival is rather light-hearted with the cursing mostly in jest, but even so most find this festival cathartic as way of expressing oneself in public.  Akutai translates as "abusive language" though die-hard fans of the profane will not hear any "four letter words" here.  The event finishes up at Atago Shrine with a scattering of rice cakes distributed by shinto priests.
    akutai-04.jpg
  • The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival or Zhongqiu Festival is a popular harvest festival celebrated by Chinese dating back over 3,000 years to moon worship in China's Shang Dynasty. It was first called Zhongqiu Jie literally "Mid-Autumn Festival" in the Zhou Dynasty.  It is also sometimes referred to as the Lantern Festival or Mooncake Festival or simply Autumn Festival.
    singapore-festival-5.jpg
  • The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival or Zhongqiu Festival is a popular harvest festival celebrated by Chinese dating back over 3,000 years to moon worship in China's Shang Dynasty. It was first called Zhongqiu Jie literally "Mid-Autumn Festival" in the Zhou Dynasty.  It is also sometimes referred to as the Lantern Festival or Mooncake Festival or simply Autumn Festival.
    singapore-festival-3.jpg
  • Akutai Matsuri - Cursing Festival - Japan celebrates the annual Akutai Matsuri on Mt. Atago’s peak in Ibaraki. The festival is known as “The Cursing Festival” celebrated during the third Sunday of December, where anyone is free to cuss, shout, and curse.  It is worth mentioning that the Japanese language is not very prolific in curse words, about the worst is the Japanese word for fool or "baka".   Visitors note that this festival is rather light-hearted with the cursing mostly in jest, but even so most find this festival cathartic as way of expressing oneself in public.  Akutai translates as "abusive language" though die-hard fans of the profane will not hear any "four letter words" here.  The event finishes up at Atago Shrine with a scattering of rice cakes distributed by shinto priests.
    akutai-19.jpg
  • Akutai Matsuri - Cursing Festival - Japan celebrates the annual Akutai Matsuri on Mt. Atago’s peak in Ibaraki. The festival is known as “The Cursing Festival” celebrated during the third Sunday of December, where anyone is free to cuss, shout, and curse.  It is worth mentioning that the Japanese language is not very prolific in curse words, about the worst is the Japanese word for fool or "baka".   Visitors note that this festival is rather light-hearted with the cursing mostly in jest, but even so most find this festival cathartic as way of expressing oneself in public.  Akutai translates as "abusive language" though die-hard fans of the profane will not hear any "four letter words" here.  The event finishes up at Atago Shrine with a scattering of rice cakes distributed by shinto priests.
    akutai-14.jpg
  • Akutai Matsuri - Cursing Festival - Japan celebrates the annual Akutai Matsuri on Mt. Atago’s peak in Ibaraki. The festival is known as “The Cursing Festival” celebrated during the third Sunday of December, where anyone is free to cuss, shout, and curse.  It is worth mentioning that the Japanese language is not very prolific in curse words, about the worst is the Japanese word for fool or "baka".   Visitors note that this festival is rather light-hearted with the cursing mostly in jest, but even so most find this festival cathartic as way of expressing oneself in public.  Akutai translates as "abusive language" though die-hard fans of the profane will not hear any "four letter words" here.  The event finishes up at Atago Shrine with a scattering of rice cakes distributed by shinto priests.
    akutai-12.jpg
  • Akutai Matsuri - Cursing Festival - Japan celebrates the annual Akutai Matsuri on Mt. Atago’s peak in Ibaraki. The festival is known as “The Cursing Festival” celebrated during the third Sunday of December, where anyone is free to cuss, shout, and curse.  It is worth mentioning that the Japanese language is not very prolific in curse words, about the worst is the Japanese word for fool or "baka".   Visitors note that this festival is rather light-hearted with the cursing mostly in jest, but even so most find this festival cathartic as way of expressing oneself in public.  Akutai translates as "abusive language" though die-hard fans of the profane will not hear any "four letter words" here.  The event finishes up at Atago Shrine with a scattering of rice cakes distributed by shinto priests.
    akutai-11.jpg
  • Gosho Shrine Matsuri, Kamakura - Japanese festivals are traditional festive occasions. Some festivals have their roots in Chinese festivals but have undergone dramatic changes as they mixed with local customs.  Matsuri is the Japanese word for a festival or holiday. In Japan, festivals are usually sponsored by a local shrine or temple, though they can be secular..There is no specific matsuri days for all of Japan; dates vary from area to area, and even within a specific area, but festival days do tend to cluster around traditional holidays such as Setsubun or Obon. Almost every locale has at least one matsuri in late summer or autumn, usually related to the harvests. Matsuri almost always feature processions which include elaborate floats and "mikoshi" or portable shrines which are paraded around the neighborhood, and sometimes even into the ocean along the coast.
    mikoshi-3.jpg
  • Furin Windchimes Festival, Kawasaki - The notoriously muggy summers in Japan have led to various ways to beat the heat.  Increasingly popular are cool summer kimono, made of cotton, that people are starting to wear again out on the streets especially at festival times.
    furin-festival-1.jpg
  • Japanese festivals are traditional festive occasions. Some festivals have their roots in Chinese festivals but have undergone dramatic changes as they mixed with local customs.  Matsuri is the Japanese word for a festival or holiday. In Japan, festivals are usually sponsored by a local shrine or temple, though they can be secular.<br />
There is no specific matsuri days for all of Japan; dates vary from area to area, and even within a specific area, but festival days do tend to cluster around traditional holidays such as Setsubun or Obon. Almost every locale has at least one matsuri in late summer or autumn, usually related to the harvests. Matsuri almost always feature processions which include elaborate floats and "mikoshi" or portable shrines which are paraded around the neighborhood, and sometimes even into the ocean along the coast.
    hayama-matsuri-3.jpg
  • Akutai Matsuri - Cursing Festival - Japan celebrates the annual Akutai Matsuri on Mt. Atago’s peak in Ibaraki. The festival is known as “The Cursing Festival” celebrated during the third Sunday of December, where anyone is free to cuss, shout, and curse.  It is worth mentioning that the Japanese language is not very prolific in curse words, about the worst is the Japanese word for fool or "baka".   Visitors note that this festival is rather light-hearted with the cursing mostly in jest, but even so most find this festival cathartic as way of expressing oneself in public.  Akutai translates as "abusive language" though die-hard fans of the profane will not hear any "four letter words" here.  The event finishes up at Atago Shrine with a scattering of rice cakes distributed by shinto priests.
    akutai-20.jpg
  • Akutai Matsuri - Cursing Festival - Japan celebrates the annual Akutai Matsuri on Mt. Atago’s peak in Ibaraki. The festival is known as “The Cursing Festival” celebrated during the third Sunday of December, where anyone is free to cuss, shout, and curse.  It is worth mentioning that the Japanese language is not very prolific in curse words, about the worst is the Japanese word for fool or "baka".   Visitors note that this festival is rather light-hearted with the cursing mostly in jest, but even so most find this festival cathartic as way of expressing oneself in public.  Akutai translates as "abusive language" though die-hard fans of the profane will not hear any "four letter words" here.  The event finishes up at Atago Shrine with a scattering of rice cakes distributed by shinto priests.
    akutai-17.jpg
  • Furin Windchimes Festival, Kawasaki - The notoriously muggy summers in Japan have led to various ways to beat the heat.  Before the days of air conditioning, Japanese would hang up furin or windchimes.  It is thought that to hear them tinkle is cooling. . Originally from China, these pleasant bells have been a standard feature of summer since the Muromachi period.  associated with summer in Japan.  Kawasaki holds an annual Furin Festival every summer with windchimes from all over Japan on display and for sale.
    furin-festival-2.jpg
  • Awa Odori Festival Taiko Drummers - Groups of choreographed dancers and musicians known as ren dance through the streets at summer festivals in Japan, typically accompanied by the shamisen lute, taiko drums, shinobue flute and the kane bell. Performers wear traditional obon dance costumes, or summer kimono, and chant and sing as they parade through the streets.  Originally from Tokushima, Shikoku, its popularity has spread through Japan and is now a standard feature of summer festivals throughout the country.
    taiko-1.jpg
  • Akutai Matsuri - Cursing Festival - Japan celebrates the annual Akutai Matsuri on Mt. Atago’s peak in Ibaraki. The festival is known as “The Cursing Festival” celebrated during the third Sunday of December, where anyone is free to cuss, shout, and curse.  It is worth mentioning that the Japanese language is not very prolific in curse words, about the worst is the Japanese word for fool or "baka".   Visitors note that this festival is rather light-hearted with the cursing mostly in jest, but even so most find this festival cathartic as way of expressing oneself in public.  Akutai translates as "abusive language" though die-hard fans of the profane will not hear any "four letter words" here.  The event finishes up at Atago Shrine with a scattering of rice cakes distributed by shinto priests.
    akutai-22.jpg
  • Akutai Matsuri - Cursing Festival - Japan celebrates the annual Akutai Matsuri on Mt. Atago’s peak in Ibaraki. The festival is known as “The Cursing Festival” celebrated during the third Sunday of December, where anyone is free to cuss, shout, and curse.  It is worth mentioning that the Japanese language is not very prolific in curse words, about the worst is the Japanese word for fool or "baka".   Visitors note that this festival is rather light-hearted with the cursing mostly in jest, but even so most find this festival cathartic as way of expressing oneself in public.  Akutai translates as "abusive language" though die-hard fans of the profane will not hear any "four letter words" here.  The event finishes up at Atago Shrine with a scattering of rice cakes distributed by shinto priests.
    akutai-21.jpg
  • 38. The Gion Festival 祇園祭 is the grandfather of all the float festivals in Japan. The Gion Matsuri has a long history dating back to 869 when it first staged as a purification ritual to appease the gods during outbreaks of epidemics. Even today, every July huge crowds flock to Kyoto for this annual event. However, this is not the only colorful festival involving elaborate and ornate floats in Japan. The Hikiyama festival held every April in nearby Nagahama has the added attraction of kabuki being performed by children on the floats on tiny, intricate stages. Enormous community and group efforts go into these productions.
    38.INTANGIBLE-GION-01.jpg
  • Yushima Shrine Festival - At a Japanese Festival or Matsuri, part of the fun is snacking on local specialties, such as yakitori, okonomiyaki, takoyaki are the most commen Japanese fast food snacks. These festivals are usually sponsored by a local shrine or temple. There is no specific matsuri days for all of Japan.  Dates vary from area to area but festival days do tend to cluster around traditional holidays such as Setsubun or Obon.
    yushima-shrine-festival-9.jpg
  • Groups of choreographed dancers and musicians known as ren dance through the streets at summer festivals in Japan, typically accompanied by the shamisen lute, taiko drums, shinobue flute and the kane bell. Performers wear traditional obon dance costumes, or summer kimono, and chant and sing as they parade through the streets.  Originally from Tokushima, Shikoku, its popularity has spread through Japan and is now a standard feature of summer festivals throughout the country.
    awa-odori-6.jpg
  • Kanamara Matsuri or Festival of the Phallus is an annual Shinto fertility festival held in Kawasaki in spring. The penis forms the central theme of the event that is reflected everywhere: candy, carved vegetables, decorations, sake bottles and a parade. The Kanamara Matsuri is centered around a local penis venerating shrine once popular among prostitutes who wished to pray for protection against sexual problems and diseases.
    kanamara-shrine-3.jpg
  • Sensuijima Sea Breem Festival
    festival-kimono-1.jpg
  • 38. The Gion Festival 祇園祭 is the grandfather of all the float festivals in Japan. The Gion Matsuri has a long history dating back to 869 when it first staged as a purification ritual to appease the gods during outbreaks of epidemics. Even today, every July huge crowds flock to Kyoto for this annual event. However, this is not the only colorful festival involving elaborate and ornate floats in Japan. The Hikiyama festival held every April in nearby Nagahama has the added attraction of kabuki being performed by children on the floats on tiny, intricate stages. Enormous community and group efforts go into these productions.
    38.INTANGIBLE-GION-03.jpg
  • 38. The Gion Festival 祇園祭 is the grandfather of all the float festivals in Japan. The Gion Matsuri has a long history dating back to 869 when it first staged as a purification ritual to appease the gods during outbreaks of epidemics. Even today, every July huge crowds flock to Kyoto for this annual event. However, this is not the only colorful festival involving elaborate and ornate floats in Japan. The Hikiyama festival held every April in nearby Nagahama has the added attraction of kabuki being performed by children on the floats on tiny, intricate stages. Enormous community and group efforts go into these productions.
    38.INTANGIBLE-GION-02.jpg
  • Groups of choreographed dancers and musicians known as ren dance through the streets at summer festivals in Japan, typically accompanied by the shamisen lute, taiko drums, shinobue flute and the kane bell. Performers wear traditional obon dance costumes, or summer kimono, and chant and sing as they parade through the streets.  Originally from Tokushima, Shikoku, its popularity has spread through Japan and is now a standard feature of summer festivals throughout the country.
    awa-odori-7.jpg
  • Sensuijima Sea Breem Festival -  The way in which Japanese dances are performed is different in each region, though the typical Bon dance involves people lining up in a circle.  The dance of a region can show the area's history and specialization.  Dancers perform the same dance sequence in unison.
    festival-kimono-2.jpg
  • Sensuijima Sea Breem Festival Dance - The way in which Japanese dance is performed depends on each region, though the typical public dance involves dancing in a circle.  The dance of a region can illuminate the area's history and specialization.
    festival-kimono-3.jpg
  • At a Japanese Festival or Matsuri, part of the fun is snacking on local specialties, such as yakitori, okonomiyaki, takoyaki are the most comment Japanese fast food snacks. These festivals are usually sponsored by a local shrine or temple. There is no specific matsuri days for all of Japan.  Dates vary from area to area but festival days do tend to cluster around traditional holidays such as Setsubun or Obon.
    yushima-shrine-festival-4.jpg
  • Yushima Shrine Matsuri - Matsuri is the Japanese word for a festival which are usually sponsored by a local shrine or temple. There is no specific matsuri days for all of Japan.  Dates vary from area to area but festival days do tend to cluster around traditional holidays such as Setsubun or Obon. Almost every locale has at least one matsuri in late summer or early autumn, usually related to the rice harvest..Matsuri often feature processions which may include elaborate floats. Preparation for these processions is usually organized at the level of neighborhoods.  Prior to these, the local kami will be ritually installed in mikoshi, portable shrines, and paraded through the streets.
    yushima-shrine-festival-14.jpg
  • Yushima Shrine Matsuri - Matsuri is the Japanese word for a festival which are usually sponsored by a local shrine or temple. There is no specific matsuri days for all of Japan.  Dates vary from area to area but festival days do tend to cluster around traditional holidays such as Setsubun or Obon. Almost every locale has at least one matsuri in late summer or early autumn, usually related to the rice harvest..Matsuri often feature processions which may include elaborate floats. Preparation for these processions is usually organized at the level of neighborhoods.  Prior to these, the local kami will be ritually installed in mikoshi, portable shrines, and paraded through the streets.
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  • Yushima Shrine Matsuri - Matsuri is the Japanese word for a festival which are usually sponsored by a local shrine or temple. There is no specific matsuri days for all of Japan.  Dates vary from area to area but festival days do tend to cluster around traditional holidays such as Setsubun or Obon. Almost every locale has at least one matsuri in late summer or early autumn, usually related to the rice harvest..Matsuri often feature processions which may include elaborate floats. Preparation for these processions is usually organized at the level of neighborhoods.  Prior to these, the local kami will be ritually installed in mikoshi, portable shrines, and paraded through the streets.
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  • The Festival of the Phallus or Kanamara Matsuri is a Shinto fertility festival held in Kawasaki at Kanamara Shrine. The phallus forms the central theme of the event that is reflected everywhere: decorations, candy, and even sake bottles.  The grand finale is a huge parade going through the streets with penis floats. The festival is centered around Kanamra shrine, once popular among prostitutes who wished to pray for protection against diseases and other sexual problems.
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  • Kanamara Matsuri, Festival of the Phallus, Fire Ceremony - Kanamara Matsuri or Festival of the Phallus is an annual Shinto fertility festival held in Kawasaki in spring. The penis forms the central theme of the event that is reflected everywhere: candy, carved vegetables, decorations, sake bottles and a parade. The Kanamara Matsuri is centered around a local penis venerating shrine once popular among prostitutes who wished to pray for protection against sexual problems and diseases.
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  • At a Japanese Festival or Matsuri, part of the fun is snacking on local specialties, such as yakitori, okonomiyaki, takoyaki are the most commen Japanese fast food snacks. These festivals are usually sponsored by a local shrine or temple. There is no specific matsuri days for all of Japan.  Dates vary from area to area but festival days do tend to cluster around traditional holidays such as Setsubun or Obon.
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  • At a Japanese Festival or Matsuri, part of the fun is snacking on local specialties, such as yakitori, okonomiyaki, takoyaki are the most commen Japanese fast food snacks. These festivals are usually sponsored by a local shrine or temple. There is no specific matsuri days for all of Japan.  Dates vary from area to area but festival days do tend to cluster around traditional holidays such as Setsubun or Obon.
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  • Yushima Shrine Matsuri - Matsuri is the Japanese word for a festival which are usually sponsored by a local shrine or temple. There is no specific matsuri days for all of Japan.  Dates vary from area to area but festival days do tend to cluster around traditional holidays such as Setsubun or Obon. Almost every locale has at least one matsuri in late summer or early autumn, usually related to the rice harvest..Matsuri often feature processions which may include elaborate floats. Preparation for these processions is usually organized at the level of neighborhoods.  Prior to these, the local kami will be ritually installed in mikoshi, portable shrines, and paraded through the streets.
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  • Ride 'em cowboy!  Posing for the camera at one of the giant penises at the annual Kanamara Shrine Matsuri in Kawasaki, Japan. Originally, Kanamara Shrine was a place for couples to pray for fertility so as to have a baby or for prostitutes to ward off diseases as it is today. The annual festival has become, however, a bit of a circus for its novelty.
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  • Yushima Shrine Matsuri - Matsuri is the Japanese word for a festival which are usually sponsored by a local shrine or temple. There is no specific matsuri days for all of Japan.  Dates vary from area to area but festival days do tend to cluster around traditional holidays such as Setsubun or Obon. Almost every locale has at least one matsuri in late summer or early autumn, usually related to the rice harvest..Matsuri often feature processions which may include elaborate floats. Preparation for these processions is usually organized at the level of neighborhoods.  Prior to these, the local kami will be ritually installed in mikoshi, portable shrines, and paraded through the streets.
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  • At a Japanese Festival or Matsuri, part of the fun is snacking on local specialties, such as yakitori, okonomiyaki, takoyaki are the most commen Japanese fast food snacks. These festivals are usually sponsored by a local shrine or temple. There is no specific matsuri days for all of Japan.  Dates vary from area to area but festival days do tend to cluster around traditional holidays such as Setsubun or Obon.
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  • Lion Dance, Harvest Moon Festival, San Francisco Chinatown - The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival or Harvest Moon Festival is celebrated with lion dances, moon cakes.   It is usually held around mid or late September in China, Vietnam and Chinatowns around the world.
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  • Japanese university festivals are annual events held by most schools in Japan at which their students display their everyday achievements. Prospective students may come to see what the school and atmosphere are like. .However, most people who visit these cultural festivals come just for fun. Food is served, and often classrooms or gymnasiums are transformed into temporary restaurants or cafés. Dances, concerts and plays are usually performed by  by various clubs such as the dance club, the orchestra club or the drama club..The "bunkasai" is intended to be a fun event, but it is also intended to enrich people's lives by increasing social interaction. Cultural festivals are frequently depicted in Japanese animation and manga, with an increasing number of students dressing up in costume play outfits.
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  • Kanamara Matsuri or Festival of the Phallus is an annual Shinto fertility festival held in Kawasaki in spring. The penis forms the central theme of the event that is reflected everywhere: candy, carved vegetables, decorations, sake bottles and a parade. The Kanamara Matsuri is centered around a local penis venerating shrine once popular among prostitutes who wished to pray for protection against sexual problems and diseases.
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  • Lion Dance, Harvest Moon Festival, San Francisco Chinatown - The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival or Harvest Moon Festival is celebrated with lion dances, moon cakes.   It is usually held around mid or late September in China, Vietnam and Chinatowns around the world.
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  • Hoi An Lantern Festival - The monthly Hoi An lantern festival falls on the night of the full moon, when bright lights are swapped for silk lanterns and candles.  Lighting a small lantern and sending it down the river is a popular custom here.  In the evenings hundreds of brightly coloured lanterns can be seen floating along the river.  To avoid the crowds in town, many prefer to boat a a sampan boat to launch their lantern on the river and avoid the mob entirely.  If you’re not in town for the lantern festival,  night-time Hoi An is always lit up with silk lanterns, one of the towns specialties.  Lantern vendors, sometimes combined with sampan boats will combine a lantern-sampan trip for you for around USD$5 lasting around 20 minutes.
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  • Hoi An Lantern Festival - The monthly Hoi An lantern festival falls on the night of the full moon, when bright lights are swapped for silk lanterns and candles.  Lighting a small lantern and sending it down the river is a popular custom here.  In the evenings hundreds of brightly coloured lanterns can be seen floating along the river.  To avoid the crowds in town, many prefer to boat a a sampan boat to launch their lantern on the river and avoid the mob entirely.  If you’re not in town for the lantern festival,  night-time Hoi An is always lit up with silk lanterns, one of the towns specialties.
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  • Hoi An Lantern Festival - The monthly Hoi An lantern festival falls on the night of the full moon, when bright lights are swapped for silk lanterns and candles.  Lighting a small lantern and sending it down the river is a popular custom here.  In the evenings hundreds of brightly coloured lanterns can be seen floating along the river.  To avoid the crowds in town, many prefer to boat a a sampan boat to launch their lantern on the river and avoid the mob entirely.  If you’re not in town for the lantern festival,  night-time Hoi An is always lit up with silk lanterns, one of the towns specialties.  Lantern vendors, sometimes combined with sampan boats will combine a lantern-sampan trip for you for around USD$5 lasting around 20 minutes.
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  • The Tanabata Festival celebrates the meeting of Vega and Altair as "star crossed lovers". Sometimes this is called the Star Tanabata. The Milky Way separates these lovers, and they are allowed to meet only once a year on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month of the lunar calendar. Since the stars come out at night, the celebration is held at night. Hiratsuka, Kanagawa-ken, is one of the most elaborate spectacles of the special lanterns that decorate the event.
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  • The Tanabata Festival celebrates the meeting of Vega and Altair as "star crossed lovers". Sometimes this is called the Star Tanabata. The Milky Way separates these lovers, and they are allowed to meet only once a year on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month of the lunar calendar. Since the stars come out at night, the celebration is held at night. Hiratsuka, Kanagawa-ken, is one of the most elaborate spectacles of the special lanterns that decorate the event.
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  • The Tanabata Festival celebrates the meeting of Vega and Altair as "star crossed lovers". Sometimes this is called the Star Tanabata. The Milky Way separates these lovers, and they are allowed to meet only once a year on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month of the lunar calendar. Since the stars come out at night, the celebration is held at night. Hiratsuka, Kanagawa-ken, is one of the most elaborate spectacles of the special lanterns that decorate the event.
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  • The Tanabata Festival celebrates the meeting of Vega and Altair as "star crossed lovers". Sometimes this is called the Star Tanabata. The Milky Way separates these lovers, and they are allowed to meet only once a year on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month of the lunar calendar. Since the stars come out at night, the celebration is held at night. Hiratsuka, Kanagawa-ken, is one of the most elaborate spectacles of the special lanterns that decorate the event.
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  • The Tanabata Festival celebrates the meeting of Vega and Altair as "star crossed lovers". Sometimes this is called the Star Tanabata. The Milky Way separates these lovers, and they are allowed to meet only once a year on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month of the lunar calendar. Since the stars come out at night, the celebration is held at night. Hiratsuka, Kanagawa-ken, is one of the most elaborate spectacles of the special lanterns that decorate the event.
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  • The Tanabata Festival celebrates the meeting of Vega and Altair as "star crossed lovers". Sometimes this is called the Star Tanabata. The Milky Way separates these lovers, and they are allowed to meet only once a year on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month of the lunar calendar. Since the stars come out at night, the celebration is held at night. Hiratsuka, Kanagawa-ken, is one of the most elaborate spectacles of the special lanterns that decorate the event.
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  • The Tanabata Festival celebrates the meeting of Vega and Altair as "star crossed lovers". Sometimes this is called the Star Tanabata. The Milky Way separates these lovers, and they are allowed to meet only once a year on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month of the lunar calendar. Since the stars come out at night, the celebration is held at night. Hiratsuka, Kanagawa-ken, is one of the most elaborate spectacles of the special lanterns that decorate the event.
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  • On 22 February 2012 devotees celebrated the annual Shwedagon Pagoda Festival for the first time since 1988, when it was banned by the government.  The Shwedagon Pagoda Festival, which is the largest pagoda festival in the country, begins during the new moon of the month of Tabaung in the traditional Burmese calendar and continues until the full moon.
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  • Shinto Shrine Festival
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  • Hoi An Lantern Festival - The monthly Hoi An lantern festival falls on the night of the full moon, when bright lights are swapped for silk lanterns and candles.  Lighting a small lantern and sending it down the river is a popular custom here.  In the evenings hundreds of brightly coloured lanterns can be seen floating along the river.  To avoid the crowds in town, many prefer to boat a a sampan boat to launch their lantern on the river and avoid the mob entirely.  If you’re not in town for the lantern festival,  night-time Hoi An is always lit up with silk lanterns, one of the towns specialties.  Lantern vendors, sometimes combined with sampan boats will combine a lantern-sampan trip for you for around USD$5 lasting around 20 minutes.
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  • Hoi An Lantern Festival - The monthly Hoi An lantern festival falls on the night of the full moon, when bright lights are swapped for silk lanterns and candles.  Lighting a small lantern and sending it down the river is a popular custom here.  In the evenings hundreds of brightly coloured lanterns can be seen floating along the river.  To avoid the crowds in town, many prefer to boat a a sampan boat to launch their lantern on the river and avoid the mob entirely.  If you’re not in town for the lantern festival,  night-time Hoi An is always lit up with silk lanterns, one of the towns specialties.  Lantern vendors, sometimes combined with sampan boats will combine a lantern-sampan trip for you for around USD$5 lasting around 20 minutes.
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  • Hoi An Lantern Festival - The monthly Hoi An lantern festival falls on the night of the full moon, when bright lights are swapped for silk lanterns and candles.  Lighting a small lantern and sending it down the river is a popular custom here.  In the evenings hundreds of brightly coloured lanterns can be seen floating along the river.  To avoid the crowds in town, many prefer to boat a a sampan boat to launch their lantern on the river and avoid the mob entirely.  If you’re not in town for the lantern festival,  night-time Hoi An is always lit up with silk lanterns, one of the towns specialties.  Lantern vendors, sometimes combined with sampan boats will combine a lantern-sampan trip for you for around USD$5 lasting around 20 minutes.
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  • Hoi An Lantern Festival - The monthly Hoi An lantern festival falls on the night of the full moon, when bright lights are swapped for silk lanterns and candles.  Lighting a small lantern and sending it down the river is a popular custom here.  In the evenings hundreds of brightly coloured lanterns can be seen floating along the river.  To avoid the crowds in town, many prefer to boat a a sampan boat to launch their lantern on the river and avoid the mob entirely.  If you’re not in town for the lantern festival,  night-time Hoi An is always lit up with silk lanterns, one of the towns specialties.  Lantern vendors, sometimes combined with sampan boats will combine a lantern-sampan trip for you for around USD$5 lasting around 20 minutes.
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  • The Tanabata Festival celebrates the meeting of Vega and Altair as "star crossed lovers". Sometimes this is called the Star Tanabata. The Milky Way separates these lovers, and they are allowed to meet only once a year on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month of the lunar calendar. Since the stars come out at night, the celebration is held at night. Hiratsuka, Kanagawa-ken, is one of the most elaborate spectacles of the special lanterns that decorate the event.
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  • The Tanabata Festival celebrates the meeting of Vega and Altair as "star crossed lovers". Sometimes this is called the Star Tanabata. The Milky Way separates these lovers, and they are allowed to meet only once a year on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month of the lunar calendar. Since the stars come out at night, the celebration is held at night. Hiratsuka, Kanagawa-ken, is one of the most elaborate spectacles of the special lanterns that decorate the event.
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  • The Tanabata Festival celebrates the meeting of Vega and Altair as "star crossed lovers". Sometimes this is called the Star Tanabata. The Milky Way separates these lovers, and they are allowed to meet only once a year on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month of the lunar calendar. Since the stars come out at night, the celebration is held at night. Hiratsuka, Kanagawa-ken, is one of the most elaborate spectacles of the special lanterns that decorate the event.
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  • The Tanabata Festival celebrates the meeting of Vega and Altair as "star crossed lovers". Sometimes this is called the Star Tanabata. The Milky Way separates these lovers, and they are allowed to meet only once a year on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month of the lunar calendar. Since the stars come out at night, the celebration is held at night. Hiratsuka, Kanagawa-ken, is one of the most elaborate spectacles of the special lanterns that decorate the event.
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  • The Tanabata Festival celebrates the meeting of Vega and Altair as "star crossed lovers". Sometimes this is called the Star Tanabata. The Milky Way separates these lovers, and they are allowed to meet only once a year on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month of the lunar calendar. Since the stars come out at night, the celebration is held at night. Hiratsuka, Kanagawa-ken, is one of the most elaborate spectacles of the special lanterns that decorate the event.
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  • The Tanabata Festival celebrates the meeting of Vega and Altair as "star crossed lovers". Sometimes this is called the Star Tanabata. The Milky Way separates these lovers, and they are allowed to meet only once a year on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month of the lunar calendar. Since the stars come out at night, the celebration is held at night. Hiratsuka, Kanagawa-ken, is one of the most elaborate spectacles of the special lanterns that decorate the event.
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  • The Tanabata Festival celebrates the meeting of Vega and Altair as "star crossed lovers". Sometimes this is called the Star Tanabata. The Milky Way separates these lovers, and they are allowed to meet only once a year on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month of the lunar calendar. Since the stars come out at night, the celebration is held at night. Hiratsuka, Kanagawa-ken, is one of the most elaborate spectacles of the special lanterns that decorate the event.
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  • The Tanabata Festival celebrates the meeting of Vega and Altair as "star crossed lovers". Sometimes this is called the Star Tanabata. The Milky Way separates these lovers, and they are allowed to meet only once a year on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month of the lunar calendar. Since the stars come out at night, the celebration is held at night. Hiratsuka, Kanagawa-ken, is one of the most elaborate spectacles of the special lanterns that decorate the event.
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  • The Tanabata Festival celebrates the meeting of Vega and Altair as "star crossed lovers". Sometimes this is called the Star Tanabata. The Milky Way separates these lovers, and they are allowed to meet only once a year on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month of the lunar calendar. Since the stars come out at night, the celebration is held at night. Hiratsuka, Kanagawa-ken, is one of the most elaborate spectacles of the special lanterns that decorate the event.
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  • The Tanabata Festival celebrates the meeting of Vega and Altair as "star crossed lovers". Sometimes this is called the Star Tanabata. The Milky Way separates these lovers, and they are allowed to meet only once a year on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month of the lunar calendar. Since the stars come out at night, the celebration is held at night. Hiratsuka, Kanagawa-ken, is one of the most elaborate spectacles of the special lanterns that decorate the event.
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  • The Tanabata Festival celebrates the meeting of Vega and Altair as "star crossed lovers". Sometimes this is called the Star Tanabata. The Milky Way separates these lovers, and they are allowed to meet only once a year on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month of the lunar calendar. Since the stars come out at night, the celebration is held at night. Hiratsuka, Kanagawa-ken, is one of the most elaborate spectacles of the special lanterns that decorate the event.
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  • The Tanabata Festival celebrates the meeting of Vega and Altair as "star crossed lovers". Sometimes this is called the Star Tanabata. The Milky Way separates these lovers, and they are allowed to meet only once a year on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month of the lunar calendar. Since the stars come out at night, the celebration is held at night. Hiratsuka, Kanagawa-ken, is one of the most elaborate spectacles of the special lanterns that decorate the event.
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  • The Tanabata Festival celebrates the meeting of Vega and Altair as "star crossed lovers". Sometimes this is called the Star Tanabata. The Milky Way separates these lovers, and they are allowed to meet only once a year on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month of the lunar calendar. Since the stars come out at night, the celebration is held at night. Hiratsuka, Kanagawa-ken, is one of the most elaborate spectacles of the special lanterns that decorate the event.
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  • A scarecrow is a special type of decoy in the shape of a human placed in fields to keep birds from disturbing and feeding on seed and crops. Modern scarecrows, though remaining decoys, sometimes take other shapes. Reflective aluminum ribbons are tied to plants to shimmer in the sun. In Japan, kakashi is the modern Japanese word for a scarecrow, though there are references in Shinto mythology of the Kuebiko god of agriculture, represented as a scarecrow.  These days scarecrow events and festivals are popular around the world in Autumn.  They are held in Scotland, Canada, Japan, the USA and the United Kingdom.
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  • A scarecrow is a special type of decoy in the shape of a human placed in fields to keep birds from disturbing and feeding on seed and crops. Modern scarecrows, though remaining decoys, sometimes take other shapes. Reflective aluminum ribbons are tied to plants to shimmer in the sun. In Japan, kakashi is the modern Japanese word for a scarecrow, though there are references in Shinto mythology of the Kuebiko god of agriculture, represented as a scarecrow.  These days scarecrow events and festivals are popular around the world in Autumn.  They are held in Scotland, Canada, Japan, the USA and the United Kingdom.
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  • A scarecrow is a special type of decoy in the shape of a human placed in fields to keep birds from disturbing and feeding on seed and crops. Modern scarecrows, though remaining decoys, sometimes take other shapes. Reflective aluminum ribbons are tied to plants to shimmer in the sun. In Japan, kakashi is the modern Japanese word for a scarecrow, though there are references in Shinto mythology of the Kuebiko god of agriculture, represented as a scarecrow.  These days scarecrow events and festivals are popular around the world in Autumn.  They are held in Scotland, Canada, Japan, the USA and the United Kingdom.
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  • A scarecrow is a special type of decoy in the shape of a human placed in fields to keep birds from disturbing and feeding on seed and crops. Modern scarecrows, though remaining decoys, sometimes take other shapes. Reflective aluminum ribbons are tied to plants to shimmer in the sun. In Japan, kakashi is the modern Japanese word for a scarecrow, though there are references in Shinto mythology of the Kuebiko god of agriculture, represented as a scarecrow.  These days scarecrow events and festivals are popular around the world in Autumn.  They are held in Scotland, Canada, Japan, the USA and the United Kingdom.
    scarecrow-15.jpg
  • A scarecrow is a special type of decoy in the shape of a human placed in fields to keep birds from disturbing and feeding on seed and crops. Modern scarecrows, though remaining decoys, sometimes take other shapes. Reflective aluminum ribbons are tied to plants to shimmer in the sun. In Japan, kakashi is the modern Japanese word for a scarecrow, though there are references in Shinto mythology of the Kuebiko god of agriculture, represented as a scarecrow.  These days scarecrow events and festivals are popular around the world in Autumn.  They are held in Scotland, Canada, Japan, the USA and the United Kingdom.
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