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<blockquote data-quote="gqtuazon" data-source="post: 239639" data-attributes="member: 6573"><p>Sharing Japanese customs and traditions.<strong><u></u></strong></p><p><strong><u></u></strong></p><p><strong><u>Kadomatsu</u></strong>: The start of the year is a spiritual time for Japanese, when New Year’s gods are said to descend from the heavens and exist in the earthly realm. In order to guide the gods toward them, many households, businesses and sacred sites put up pine and bamboo decorations known as “kadomatsu,” on either side of entrance ways. The decorations, with multi-tiered bamboo shoots representing heaven, earth and humanity, are believed to attract the gods and draw the lucky spirits toward them. The gods dwell in the pine until Jan 7, after which time the decorations are taken to a shrine to be burnt, releasing the spirits back to their realm. </p><p></p><p>Source: <a href="http://www.japantoday.com/category/arts-culture/view/the-meaning-of-japanese-new-year-traditions" target="_blank">The meaning of Japanese New Year traditions ? Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/24917880@N02/11686298924/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3812/11686298924_c2d8e5b95c_b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/24917880@N02/11686298924/" target="_blank">Kadomatsu</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/24917880@N02/" target="_blank">gqtuazon</a>, on Flickr</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gqtuazon, post: 239639, member: 6573"] Sharing Japanese customs and traditions.[B][U] Kadomatsu[/U][/B]: The start of the year is a spiritual time for Japanese, when New Year’s gods are said to descend from the heavens and exist in the earthly realm. In order to guide the gods toward them, many households, businesses and sacred sites put up pine and bamboo decorations known as “kadomatsu,” on either side of entrance ways. The decorations, with multi-tiered bamboo shoots representing heaven, earth and humanity, are believed to attract the gods and draw the lucky spirits toward them. The gods dwell in the pine until Jan 7, after which time the decorations are taken to a shrine to be burnt, releasing the spirits back to their realm. Source: [URL="http://www.japantoday.com/category/arts-culture/view/the-meaning-of-japanese-new-year-traditions"]The meaning of Japanese New Year traditions ? Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion[/URL] [URL="http://www.flickr.com/photos/24917880@N02/11686298924/"][IMG]http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3812/11686298924_c2d8e5b95c_b.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL="http://www.flickr.com/photos/24917880@N02/11686298924/"]Kadomatsu[/URL] by [URL="http://www.flickr.com/people/24917880@N02/"]gqtuazon[/URL], on Flickr [/QUOTE]
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