JAPANESE MYTHOLOGY & FOLKLORE Just another WordPress.com siteSet a hill on fire to keep the ghosts awayThe poem “Ghosts, Fire and Water” Iri Maruki and Toshiko Akamatsu also deal with the connection between ghosts and fire. The practice of using fire for expulsion of evil spirits and such...
Between the early years of the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) and the Communist takeover in 1949, Qian wrote a brilliant series of short stories, essays, and a comedic novel that continue to inspire generations of Chinese readers. With this long-awaited translation, English-language ...
Bourdain and Rose’s take on the game replaces samurai with chefs who tell dark and gruesome tales about food and hunger, with each story taking inspiration from the many horrors found in Japanese mythology. “We read hundreds of ghost stories and eerie tales, joked over myriad spirits and ...
Perhaps the most dramatic piece in this show is “Demon Slayer,” in whichShoki, a mythological figure imported into Japanese culture from Chinese mythology, rides in on a tiger to expel a threatening demon. Here, too, the scene is surrounded by background graffiti tags, including the logo o...
For example, in Japan, it’s believed that a Japanese woman with a black cat attracts more suitors while the Chinese people believe that when a black cat crosses your path, it’s a sign of good luck. Sailors also had polydactyl cats in their ships to ensure safe travels while black cat...
Literally meaning, “stiff body” the jiangshi are corpses of those who died wrongfully or who weren’t given proper funeral rites. These zombie-like creatures aren’t interested in your brain — instead, they’re after your soul. Inspired by Qing Dynasty Daoist mythology, jiangshi kill living...
One of the reoccurring elements in Japanese mythology is the concept of shapeshifters, of demons thatappearto be women but are either only half women, or use a young and beautiful girl as a façade for something far more sinister. Stories of Kijo are ingrained in Japanese culture. These ...
Between the early years of the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) and the Communist takeover in 1949, Qian wrote a brilliant series of short stories, essays, and a comedic novel that continue to inspire generations of Chinese readers. 关键词: Chinese essays 年份: 2010 ...