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The Darien Times is a weekly newspaper that focuses on local news of Darien, CT. The paper covers Darien's news, politics, sports, schools, and feature stories. The paper publishes a monthly section on arts and entertainment, as well. It also includes columns from local voices. It is distributed every Thursday.
Japanese festivals are traditional festive occasions often celebrated with dance and music in Japan.In Japan, festivals are called matsuri (祭り), and the origin of the word matsuri is related to the kami (神, Shinto deities); there are theories that the word matsuri is derived from matsu (待つ) meaning "to wait (for the kami to descend)", tatematsuru (献る) meaning "to make offerings ...
Sanja Matsuri (三社祭, literally "Three Shrine Festival"), or Sanja Festival, is one of the three largest Shinto festivals in Tokyo. It is considered one of the wildest and largest in Japan. [ 2 ] The festival is held in honor of Hinokuma Hamanari, Hinokuma Takenari, and Hajino Nakatomo, the three men who established and founded the Sensō ...
Matsuri (まつり, lit. 'Festival') is a song by Japanese singer-songwriter Fujii Kaze . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The song was performed at the NHK Tiny Desk Concerts Japan .
The Shingen-kō Festival (信玄公祭り, Shingen-ko Matsuri) is a Japanese festival which is held annually to celebrate the legacy of daimyō Takeda Shingen in Kōfu, the capital city of Yamanashi Prefecture. It is the "largest gathering of samurai" in the world. [1] [2]
The Jidai Matsuri (時代祭, "Festival of the Ages") is a traditional Japanese festival (also called matsuri) held annually on October 22 in Kyoto, Japan. It is one of Kyoto's three major festivals, with the other two being the Aoi Matsuri , held annually on May 15, and the Gion Matsuri , which is held annually from 17 to July 24. [ 1 ]
Hōnensai. Harvest Festival (豊年祭, Hōnensai) is a fertility festival celebrated every year on March 15 in some locations in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. [1] Hōnen means prosperous year in Japanese, implying a rich harvest, while a matsuri is a festival.
Kanda Matsuri (神田祭) or the Kanda Festival, is one of the three great Shinto festivals of Tokyo, along with the Fukagawa Matsuri and Sannō Matsuri.The festival started in the early 17th century as a celebration of Tokugawa Ieyasu's decisive victory at the battle of Sekigahara and was continued as a display of the prosperity of the Tokugawa shogunate during the Edo period. [1]