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In Japanese folklore, spiriting away (Japanese: Kamikakushi , lit. ' hidden by kami ' ) refers to the mysterious disappearance or death of a person, after they had angered the spirits ( kami ). There are numerous legends of humans being abducted to the spirit world by kami .
Spirited Away (Japanese: 千と千尋の神隠し, Hepburn: Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi, transl. Sen and Chihiro's Spiriting Away) is a 2001 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. It was produced by Toshio Suzuki, animated by Studio Ghibli, and distributed by Toho. [7]
Buddhahead: Hawaii person of Japanese descent. In this context, “Buddha” is likely a corruption of Japanese “豚 (buta)”, meaning “pig”. In contrast, the term “Katonk” means a Japanese-American from the US mainland. Habut/Habuteru: To feel grumpy or resentful, especially after feeling offended by something.
[2] [3] Thus, an alternate translation is "The sovereignty of the land is perpetuated in righteousness." [8] Pono, commonly translated as "righteousness", may also connote goodness, fairness, order, or completeness. [9] ʻĀina, translated in the motto as "land", also has a more significant meaning in the Hawaiian language. [10]
Mysterious Disappearances (Japanese: 怪異と乙女と神隠し, Hepburn: Kaii to Otome to Kamikakushi, "Mysteries, Maidens and Mysterious Disappearances") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nujima. It has been serialized on Shogakukan's Yawaraka Spirits website since October 2019.
Kapu is the ancient Hawaiian code of conduct of laws and regulations. The kapu system was universal in lifestyle, gender roles, politics and religion. An offense that was kapu was often a capital offense, but also often denoted a threat to spiritual power, or theft of mana .
Hawaiian vocabulary often overlaps with other Polynesian languages, such as Tahitian, so it is not always clear which of those languages a term is borrowed from. The Hawaiian orthography is notably different from the English orthography because there is a special letter in the Hawaiian alphabet, the ʻokina.
This is not just one night, but many nights over time. The ancient Hawaiian kahuna and priests of the Hawaiian religion would recite the Kumulipo during the makahiki season, honoring the god Lono. In 1779, Captain James Cook arrived in Kealakekua Bay on the island of Hawaiʻi during the season and was greeted by the Hawaiians reciting the Kumulipo.