March 07, 2009
March 06, 2009
March 05, 2009
Jichinsai
JICHINSAI is a kind of Shinto ceremony which takes place at a new building site before starting actual construction.It has a symbolic meaning of purifying a building site and wishing safety in thecourse of the construction.Generally, people concerned with the construction, both constructors and ordering party participate in the ceremony.
March 04, 2009
March 03, 2009
March 02, 2009
HINAMATSURI (GIRL'S FESTIVAL)
The "Girl's Festival" on March 3, also known as the "Peach Tree Festival," is held to pray for the happiness of female children. On this day, households with young girls display beautiful doll sets, drink shiro-zake (white sake brewed from sake and rice malt), and offer hishi-mochi lozenge-shaped rice cakes).
March 01, 2009
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