If you are getting ready to take a holiday to the Land of the Rising Sun, heading there for business purposes, or just looking to be aware and respectful to people from this country, here aresix traditions and rituals that you need to knowin order to blend in with the locals and not ...
The Legend of Auntie Po is about who gets to own a myth, and about immigrant families and communities holding on to rituals and traditions while staking out their own place in America. Buy it: Bookshop | Amazon | IndieBound Gearbreakers by Zoe Hana Mikuta (June 29th) The shadow of Go...
Like many things in the country, there are rituals andtraditionsthat make visiting a ryokan unique. Public baths are to be entered naked and they are separated by sex.Men and women have their own experiences. The Hotel Kanaya Kinugawqa has two verybeautiful spaareas that they rotate every da...
Tears and weeping have always played a major role in the recorded history of human traditions and rituals, but weeping itself has been usually analyzed from a psychological perspective, as a bodily manifestation pertaining to spontaneous emotion rather than a volitional , controlled gesture.CARMEN SAP...
The truth of the matter is, if one were to look at Japanese culture and society, it is rather apparent that ancient religions such as Buddhism and Shinto form rituals and traditions which would then later shape the ceremonies that the community partake in. These ceremonies are essentially ...
of Japanese Americans, we see a world that was steeped in the traditions of their rural past. All I Asking for Is My Body portrays life among lower middle class Hawaiian Japanese families in the 30's. It focuses on the problems of class and ethnic difference on the plantation where the ...
The event celebrated not only the artistic significance of irises, known as '菖蒲' in Chinese, but also their historical ties to rituals and traditions in East Asian cultures. In fact, the iris has long been cherished in these regions, symbolizing purity, courage, and the arrival of spring....
Japanese funerals and the associated rituals provide great insight into the unique culture and way death is handled in Japan. While much more formal than Western funerals, the steps of a wake, funeral service, cremation, and memorial are intended to properly honor the deceased and help them reac...
Here is a chance to look back in time and glimpse the Japan of days gone by. We’ve obtained a set of photographs that were originally produced to illustrate the rituals and traditions associated with marriage in Japan – and which now serve as a fascinating historical record. What is perha...
as guardians of children, and it is in this role that one of their kings, calledSendan Kendatsubaou栴檀乾闥婆王, figures at the center of the Doujikyou Mandala 童子経曼荼羅, which is used inEsoteric Buddhistrituals to ward off danger and illness from children. <endJAANUSquote>...