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  2. Insects in Japanese culture - Wikipedia

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    In the Chūbu region of central Japan, local people raise wasp or bee larvae for the purposes of consumption. [3] The larvae are referred to as hachinoko. [6] Foraged wasps are consumed at all life stages, from larva to adult. [3] The type of wasp harvested is known in places where insects are consumed, such as Gifu Prefecture, as hebo. [7]

  3. Bees in mythology - Wikipedia

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    The Kalahari Desert's San people tell of a bee that carried a mantis across a river. The exhausted bee left the mantis on a floating flower but planted a seed in the mantis's body before it died. The seed grew to become the first human. [5] In Egyptian mythology, bees grew from the tears of the sun god Ra when they landed on the desert sand. [6]

  4. Insects in mythology - Wikipedia

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    The Kalahari Desert's San people tell of a bee that carried a mantis across a river. The exhausted bee left the mantis on a floating flower but planted a seed in the mantis's body before it died. The seed grew to become the first human. [1] In Egyptian mythology, bees grew

  5. Sure, bees and butterflies are beloved, and ladybugs and lightning bugs lionized, but the iridescent insect with the delicate wings and big, bold eyes carries an auspicious symbolism in many ...

  6. National symbols of Japan - Wikipedia

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    Symbol Image References Flag: Flag of Japan: Hinomaru: Crest: Imperial Seal of Japan (Chrysanthemum morifolium) Imperial Seal of Japan: National anthem: Kimigayo 君が代 Kimigayo: Government Seal: Government Seal of Japan Government Seal of Japan: National butterfly: Great purple emperor (Sasakia charonda) Great purple emperor: National tree ...

  7. Glossary of Shinto - Wikipedia

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    ' main hall ') – Also called shinden (神殿) ("divine hall"), the honden is the most sacred building of a shrine, intended for the exclusive use of the enshrined kami. Honji suijaku (本地垂迹) – A theory dominant for centuries in Japan according to which Japanese kami are local manifestations of Indian gods. Hongū (本宮, lit.

  8. Japanese mythology - Wikipedia

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    The Nihon Shoki and Kojiki have varying accounts of the mythic history of Japan, and there are differences in the details of the origins of the imperial family between the two texts. [8] The imperial dynasty still has a role as a public symbol of the state and people, according to the current constitution of Japan. [18] [19]

  9. Hanakotoba - Wikipedia

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    Japanese name Romaji English Meaning Image アマリリス: Amaririsu: Amaryllis: Shy Amaryllis belladonna: アネモネ: Anemone: Anemone (white) : Sincere Anemone narcissifolia