Japanese Cosmeceutical Information
Gion Festival Amulet: ちまき (zongzi)
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During the Gion Festival, from Yasaka Shrine to various mountain hobo preservation houses, you will see ちまき (Chi Ma Ki rice dumplings), which looks a bit like a broom. Peaceful, special-looking peaceful objects, everyone will decorate these ちまき at the door and the porch. Why can ちまき eliminate evil and ensure peace? Why is the item called ちまき (zongzi) used to ensure safety? Does it have anything to do with zongzi?
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The Root of the Gion Matsuri: The Shinko Matsuri
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The Yamaho parade can be said to be the most eye-catching item in the Gion Festival now, but in the original Gion Festival, the Shinko Festival is the focus of the entire Gion Festival. In the so-called "Shinko Matsuri", the gods will take a mikoshi (O Mi Ko Shi mikoshi), depart from Yasaka Shrine and arrive at the Yasaka Shrine Imperial House. The Kanko Matsuri returns to Yasaka Shrine from the Imperial Travel Agency.
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Messenger of God: Nagato Hokage
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Zhier means children. In the Gion Festival, it refers to some special children. Xiaobian saw on the Japanese website that someone asked if Zhier was a sacrifice to the gods? This is not right, this little boy will be the representative of the gods. In the past, many Yamahokos had real children, but now only Nagatohoko has real children, so it has become a major feature of Nagatohoko.
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Gion Festival Trivia: Yamahoko
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Yamahoko (mountain bikes) appear in many Japanese festivals. There are many theories about their role, some are used as props to eliminate demons, some are carried as the incarnation of gods, and some are used as part of the performance for the gods or local leaders to appreciate, so most of the mountain bikes have a gorgeous appearance. Generally speaking, mountains are constructed in the form of simulating mountains, and trees are inserted on them to simulate the image of mountains...
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Japan's three major festivals: the Gion Festival that travels through the millennium
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Gion Festival is one of the three major festivals in Japan. In addition to its scale, its history is quite long. It has a history of more than 1,000 years from AD 869 to the present. At that time, because of the Olu earthquake in the northeast and the plague rampant. In order to calm people's hearts, the imperial court at that time held a royal meeting, and erected 66 spears in Kyoto equal to the number of Japanese countries at that time, symbolizing the transfer of the filth and evil spirits of the whole country to these spears, and then purifying them. In addition, there are activities such as Shenyu Ferry...
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