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Tsukimi refers to the Japanese tradition of holding parties to view the harvest moon.The custom is thought to have originated with Japanese aristocrats during the Heian period; influenced by the Chinese custom of Mid-Autumn Festival, [3] they would gather to recite poetry under the full moon of the eighth month of the solar calendar, known as the "Mid-Autumn Moon" (中秋の名月, chūshū no ...
Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto (ツクヨミノミコト, 月読命), [1] or simply Tsukuyomi (ツクヨミ, 月読) or Tsukiyomi (ツキヨミ), [2] is the moon kami in Japanese mythology and the Shinto religion. The name "Tsukuyomi" is a compound of the Old Japanese words tsuku (月, "moon, month", becoming modern Japanese tsuki) and yomi (読み ...
Milky Way (天の川 amanogawa, lit. "river of heaven") – most visible in Japan in autumn. It is also associated with Tanabata (七夕). moon (月 tsuki) – all autumn; Tsukimi (月見 lit. "moon-viewing") – mid-autumn (September) – the word "moon" by itself is assumed to be a full moon in autumn. Moon-viewing; typhoon (台風 taifū or ...
A nine-tailed fox, from the Qing edition of the ancient text Classic of Mountains and Seas The moon on Musashi Plain (fox) by Yoshitoshi [11] The oldest relationship between the Japanese people and the fox dates back to the Jomon period necklace made by piercing the canine teeth and jawbone of the fox. [2] [3]
The moon is associated with autumn in Japanese poetry. The association of kigo with a particular season may be obvious, though sometimes it is more subtle. In Japan, Pumpkins (kabocha) are a winter squash associated with the autumn harvest. It may be less obvious why the moon (tsuki) is an autumn kigo, since it is visible year round. In autumn ...
A Japanese chimera with the features of the beasts from the Chinese Zodiac: a rat's head, rabbit ears, ox horns, a horse's mane, a rooster's comb, a sheep's beard, a dragon's neck, a back like that of a boar, a tiger's shoulders and belly, monkey arms, a dog's hindquarters, and a snake's tail. Koto-furunushi
The moon symbolized different meanings depending upon whether it was a full moon or not. The moon's "waxing and waning", also used as the basis of the Japanese lunar calendar, could illustrate what time of the month an event occurred and ascribe a manner in which it was to be interpreted, such as the character's loneliness. [19] [nb 6]
The Moons of seven colors are worshiped by various people as follows: Blue Moon - The Moon of lawful deities and one of the twin Moons, worshiped by dwarves and humans who prefer order and law. Red Moon - The Moon of chaotic deities and one of the twin Moons, worshiped by humans who prefer liberty and disorder.