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In Japanese culture, a hatsuyume (Japanese: 初夢) is the first dream one has in the new year. Traditionally, the contents of such a dream would foretell the luck of the dreamer in the ensuing year. Traditionally, the contents of such a dream would foretell the luck of the dreamer in the ensuing year.
Japanese New Year (正月 shōgatsu) * New Year (新年 shinnen) New Year's Day (元日 ganjitsu or gannichi) New Year's Day (元旦 gantan) – refers to the dawn or morning of New Year's Day; Old Year (旧年 kyūnen or furutoshi) Little New Year (小正月 koshōgatsu) – traditionally celebrated on the 15th day of the month during the full ...
The name and tradition are derived from an ancient Chinese custom called Renri which means the day humans were born, whereby each of the opening days of the first lunar month were assigned to a particular creature or animal, which it was forbidden to kill or lay harm to on that day: thus the first seven days of the month were Chicken Day, Dog ...
Habu, four different species of venomous snake that exist in certain islands including Okinawa, the Sakishima Islands and the Tokara Islands, but not on the islands of Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku, Hokkaido.
A kami of compass directions, who changes position with the year, lunar month, and season. Whatever position he chooses is deemed unlucky, so calendars are made so people can avoid that position. Konohanachiru-hime A daughter of Ōyamatsumi, the sister of Konohanasakuya-hime and Iwanaga-hime and the wife of Yashimajinumi.
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Japanese New Year foods (7 P) Pages in category "New Year in Japan"
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737 items used in the New Year Celebration (Koshōgatsu) of farming villages: shintai or idols, objects used in prayer and for spells, half-shaved sticks (kezuri-kake) and tools for their production. The articles had been placed in household altars ( kamidana or butsudan ), in kitchen, silk-worm raising rooms or entry halls.