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24/07/2022

At the fireworks festivals many people wear 浴衣 “yukata”, a summer kimono made of cotton that can be worn in casual occasions.
Paired with “yukata” are worn some wooden sandals called 下駄 “geta”.
“Yukata”, differently than kimono, is easily to wear and very comfortable. 👘

#花火大会 #花火 #浴衣 #日本 #日本文化 ＃夏 #祭り #浴衣 #下駄

23/07/2022

During fireworks festivals, many street stalls are lined up around the venue. 🎆
A street stall, in Japanese 屋台 “yatai”, is a mobile store that sells food, drinks, toys, and more.

Typical foods are 焼きそば “yakisoba” (stir-frying noodles with meat and vegetables in a sweet sauce),　お好み焼き “okonomiyaki” (a pancake-shaped dish obtained mixing flour, meat and vegetables, then cooked on an iron plate called “teppan”), soy sauce-flavored deep-fried chicken and fluffy cotton candy. 🍡

There are many games you can play at the stalls: goldfish scooping, yo-yos, shooting, and quoits are some of the most popular with children. 🤹‍♂️
Goldfish scooping consists in catching a goldfish, in Japanese 金魚 “kingyo”, from a water tank with a net made of thin paper. 🐟
Yo-yo in consists in taking a small water balloon with a hook hung on a thin piece of paper.

#花火大会 #花火 #浴衣 #日本 #日本文化 ＃夏 #祭り #屋台 #焼きそば #お好み焼き

22/07/2022

Fireworks festivals are held throughout Japan every year between July and August. 🎆
The size of the events varies from place to place, but in large-scale ones about 20,000- 30,000 fireworks are launched.
The duration of the fireworks show is about 1 hour and every summer about 1.5 million visitors attend these festivals.

There are various types of fireworks, in Japanese 花火 “hanabi”: colorful circle ones, those in the shape of characters, fireworks that hang down like a willow, and those that create many small fires after being exploded.
In Japan see the fireworks covering the sky at night is a typical summer viewing that you can’t miss!

#花火大会 #花火 #浴衣 #日本 #日本文化 ＃夏 #祭り

17/07/2022

The author created this artwork for the Japanese national holiday of 「海の日」“Umi no Hi”, aka “Marine Day”, during which homage is paid to the sea.
A calm sea on the horizon is the allegory of a serene soul: “There are no waves in peaceful mind.” (「静かなこころに波は立たない。」“Shizukana kokoro ni nami wa tatanai.”).

This and more than 80 other artworks are purchasable on Instagram/Facebook shop and WActivity JAPAN Official Store.
Overseas shipping available.

#海 #彦星 #夏 #日本 #日本文化 #日本 #日本文化 #書道 #アート書道 #🏖️ #🌊

07/07/2022

The author created this artwork for the Japanese national holiday of 「七夕」“Tanabata” (literally “evening of the seventh”), the Japanese “Star Festival” which is celebrated every year on July 7th.
It celebrates the meeting of the deities Orihime and Hikoboshi (represented respectively by the stars Vega and Altair). According to legend, the Milky Way separates the lovers who are allowed to meet each other only once a year on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month of the lunisolar calendar.
During this festivity it is customary to hung to bamboo trees some paper strips called 「短冊」“tanzaku”, handwritten wishes and hopes for the future.
The illustration depicts some “Tanabata”’s most iconic symbols: the moon, the bamboo tree and a brightly colored Japanese wind chime「風鈴」“fūrin”, with written on it: 「信念」“shinen”, “belief”.

This and more than 80 other artworks are purchasable on Instagram/Facebook shop and WActivity JAPAN Official Store.
Overseas shipping available.

#七夕 #織姫 #彦星 #日本 #日本文化 #日本 #日本文化 #短冊 # 🎋 #🌌

07/07/2022

During the festivity of “Tanabata” 「七夕」 it is customary to hung to bamboo trees wishes and hopes for the future written on strips of colored paper called “tanzaku”「短冊」. 🎋
It is said that if it rains on July 7th, the Milky Way will overflow and the lovers Orihime and Hikoboshi will not be able to meet.
On the other hand, if it is a sunny day, Orihime and Hikoboshi can finally meet each other, then the handwritten wishes will come true.
Unfortunately, “Tanabata” held in the rainy season, so it is rarely sunny.

#七夕 #織姫 #彦星 #日本 #日本文化 #日本 #日本文化 #短冊 # 🎋

06/07/2022

“Tanabata” 「七夕」 (literally “evening of the seventh”) is the so-called “Star Festival” originating from the Chinese “Qixi Festival”, brought to Japan in the 8th century.
It celebrates the meeting of the deities Orihime and Hikoboshi (represented respectively by the stars Vega and Altair). 🌌
According to legend, Orihime, a seamstress, wove beautiful clothes on the heavenly river, represented by the Milky Way (in Japanese “Amanogawa”). Because Orihime worked hard she became sad and despaired of ever finding love. Her father, the God of the Heavens, loved her dearly and arranged for her to meet Hikoboshi, the cow herder who lived on the other side of the Milky Way. The two fell in love instantly and got married. Their love and devotion were so deep that Orihime stopped weaving and Hikoboshi allowed his cows to wander the heavens.
Orihime’s father became angry and forbade the lovers to be together, but Orihime pleaded with him to allow them to stay. He loved his daughter, so he decreed that the two star-crossed lovers could meet once a year, on the seventh day of the seventh month of the lunisolar calendar.
In Japan, the Milky Way can be seen in summer and winter, but unfortunately the light of the beautiful stars is so faint that it is difficult to see from cities like Tokyo.

#七夕 #織姫 #彦星 #日本 #日本文化 #日本 #日本文化 #🌌

29/05/2022

Origami Artist Kazuki Fukuroi shows you how to make a “Ninja Star”, aka “Shuriken” (「手裏剣」), in less than 4 minutes.
Prepare two sheets 15x15cm and learn the origami ninjutsu! 🌀

Check the video on YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvYuHmOanlw

▶️Here for more details on the workshop program “Making Creative Origami with an Origami Artist” → https://bit.ly/3LnxJhI

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折り紙で手裏剣を作ったことはありますか？
子供の頃作った方も多いのではないでしょうか。
折り紙学会認定講師 袋井一樹さんの「手裏剣の折り方」動画をYouTubeにアップしました。
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvYuHmOanlw

ベーシックな手裏剣の作り方をマスターしましょう！🌀

▶️ワークショップ「折り紙学会認定講師による創作折り紙の作り方」の詳細・お申込みはこちら → https://bit.ly/3N5tDMU
オンラインはZoom、リアルは東京・築地の古民家スタジオで開催します。

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#折り紙 #手裏剣 #忍者 #ナルト #折り紙キット #創作折り紙 #オリジナル折り紙アート #和紙 #和 #日本カルチャー #日本文化 #日本アート

Origami Artist Kazuki Fukuroi shows you how to make a “Ninja Star”, aka “Shuriken” (「手裏剣」), in less than 4 minutes.Prepare two sheets 15x15cm and learn the o...

07/05/2022

“Creative Origami - Selected Japanese Paper and Original Origami Models” is a series of products we have created with the intent to share the passion for the Art of Paper Folding and spread the beauty and uniqueness of traditional Japanese paper.

Click on the image or check the Shop tab on the profile page to learn more about it.
English features available on the official website.

🐬 “Dolphin”

Description
A starter pack containing the instruction manual in both English and Japanese to fold ”Dolphin” and a refined sheet of traditional Japanese paper (Washi) carefully selected for this particular model.

Contents
・“Dolphin” origami instructions (ENG/JPN)
・Access code to watch the tutorial on YouTube
・1 selected Japanese paper (24x24cm/black)
・2 colored sheets for practice (24x24cm)
・Washi introduction booklet (ENG/JPN)

*The 2 colored sheets for practice used in the photo are just an example. The colors may be different.

Washi
A bright “kneaded paper” that resembles the ripples of the sea waves is the main paper selected for this model.

Creator
Origami Artist Kazuki Fukuroi

Price
¥1,680 + shipping charges

Delivery details
The purchase will be shipped by Japan Post service.
Overseas shipping available.
The purchase can also be picked up for free at WActivity JAPAN Tsukiji Studio.

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#折り紙 #怪獣 #イルカ #折り紙キット #創作折り紙 #オリジナル折り紙アート #和紙 #和 #日本カルチャー #日本文化 #日本アート

07/05/2022

“Creative Origami - Selected Japanese Paper and Original Origami Models” is a series of products we have created with the intent to share the passion for the Art of Paper Folding and spread the beauty and uniqueness of traditional Japanese paper.

Click on the image or check the Shop tab on the profile page to learn more about it.
English features available on the official website.

🦖 “King Monster”

Description
A starter pack containing the instruction manual in both English and Japanese to fold ”King Monster” (aka ”Kaijū”) and a refined sheet of traditional Japanese paper (Washi) carefully selected for this particular model.

Contents
・“King Monster” origami instructions (ENG/JPN)
・Access code to watch the tutorial on YouTube
・1 selected Japanese paper (24x24cm/black)
・2 colored sheets for practice (24x24cm)
・Washi introduction booklet (ENG/JPN)

*The 2 colored sheets for practice used in the photo are just an example. The colors may be different.

Washi
A black grained paper that simulates the protuberances of a giant monster is the main paper selected for this model.

Creator
Origami Artist Kazuki Fukuroi

Price
¥1,680 + shipping charges

Delivery details
The purchase will be shipped by Japan Post service.
Overseas shipping available.
The purchase can also be picked up for free at WActivity JAPAN Tsukiji Studio.

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#折り紙 #怪獣 #イルカ #折り紙キット #創作折り紙 #オリジナル折り紙アート #和紙 #和 #日本カルチャー #日本文化 #日本アート

05/05/2022

Calligrapher Kōji Takano created this artwork on the occasion of “Children's Day” (「子供の日」“Kodomo no Hi” aka 「端午の節句」“Tango no Sekku”).
It depicts a bamboo shoot, in Japanese 「筍」“takenoko”, one of the most iconic symbols of this festivity.
It is an allegory of children’s good health and strong growth.
The sentence reads: “Keep growing until the top” (「上へ上へと伸びてゆけ」“Ue he ue he to nobiteyuke”) 🎍

This and more than 80 other artworks are purchasable on Instagram/Facebook shop and WActivity JAPAN Official Store.
Overseas shipping available.

#こどもの日 #端午の節句 #鯉のぼり #日本 #日本文化

05/05/2022

During “Children's Day” (「子供の日」“Kodomo no Hi”), it is custom to celebrate by eating 「ちまき」“chimaki” and 「柏餅」“kashiwamochi” 🍡
“Chimaki” is a steamed rice dumpling wrapped in bamboo leaves.
“Kashiwamochi” is a mochi (glutinous rice cake) filled with sweet bean paste and wrapped in a leaf of Kashiwa (Japanese emperor oak).

#こどもの日 #端午の節句 #ちまき #柏餅 #日本 #日本文化 #和食

04/05/2022

Durante il “Giorno dei Bambini” (「子供の日」“Kodomo no Hi”) è usanza far svolazzare liberamente al vento delle coloratissime carpe di stoffa o carta chiamate 「鯉のぼり」“koinobori” 🎏
Allegoria di forza, determinazione e successo, i “koinobori” sono tra i simboli più iconici della Golden Week.
Solitamente vengono disposti come segue: il più grande, nero o blu, è chiamato 「真鯉」“magoi” e rappresenta il padre; il rosso, anche se un tempo veniva identificato con il primogenito, rappresenta la madre e si chiama 「緋鯉」“higoi”; il più piccolo è 「子鯉」“kogoi” e raffigura il figlio.

#こどもの日 #端午の節句 #鎧 #兜 #日本 #日本文化

04/05/2022

During “Children's Day” (「子供の日」“Kodomo no Hi”), it is custom to display some carp streamers, in Japanese 「鯉のぼり」“koinobori”, one of the most iconic symbols of this festivity. Since ancient times, the colorful koi carps are an allegory of strength and determination 🎏
They are usually made of paper or cloth and have different patterns.
The black one is called 「真鯉」“magoi” and represents the father.
The red one is called 「緋鯉」“higoi” and, even though it originally represented the eldest son, represents the mother.
Sometimes it is added a blue little one called 「子鯉」“kogoi” to represents the children.

#こどもの日 #端午の節句 #鯉のぼり #日本 #日本文化

03/05/2022

Calligrapher Kōji Takano created this artwork on the occasion of “Children's Day” (「子供の日」“Kodomo no Hi” aka 「端午の節句」“Tango no Sekku”).
It depicts 「金太郎」“Kintarō”, aka “Golden Boy”, one of the most iconic characters of Japanese folkloristic imaginary.
This legendary hero, commonly represents holding an axe and wearing only a bib with the kanji for “gold” on it, represents youthful vitality and strength. The samurai helmet, in Japanese 「兜」“kabuto”, is another element that represents strength and courage. In this case it is made of origami, emphasizing the playful aspect of this festivity.
The sentence reads: “Today's step creates the future.” (「今日の一歩が未来をつくる。」“Kyō no ippō ga mirai wo tsukuru.”).

This and more than 80 other artworks are purchasable on Instagram/Facebook shop and WActivity JAPAN Official Store.
Overseas shipping available.

#こどもの日 #端午の節句 #鯉のぼり #日本 #日本文化

03/05/2022

「子供の日」“Kodomo no Hi”, letteralmente “Giorno dei Bambini”, è una festività giapponese che si celebra il 5 maggio e chiude la Golden Week.
Dichiarata festa nazionale dal governo giapponese nel 1948, il “Giorno dei Bambini” deriva dalla più antica「端午の節句」“Tango no Sekku”: festa dedicata ai figli maschi che veniva celebrata il quinto giorno del quinto mese del calendario lunare .
In contrapposizione a “Hinamatsuri” che celebrava le bambine esibendo delle bambole ornamentali, durante il “Tango no Sekku” venivano disposti elmi e armature samuraiche, rispettivamente「兜」“kabuto” e 「鎧」”yoroi”, simbolo di forza e vitalità.
Tuttora il “Giorno dei Bambini”, anche se esteso ad ambi i sessi, mantiene il retaggio di festa principalmente maschile.

#こどもの日 #端午の節句 #鎧 #兜 #日本 #日本文化

03/05/2022

“Children's Day” (「子供の日」“Kodomo no Hi”) is a Japanese festivity held on May 5th, the last day of Golden Week holidays.
Designated as a national holiday by the Japanese government in 1948, “Children's Day” has its roots in one of the five annual traditional ceremonies:「端午の節句」“Tango no Sekku”, that originally, as opposed to the “Hinamatsuri” festivity which celebrated the girls, celebrated only the male children.
Even today, the holiday focuses more on boys, praying for their healthy growth and happiness.
Since ancient times,「兜」“kabuto”, the samurai helmet, and 「鎧」”yoroi”, the samurai armor, have been displayed during this period as a symbol of vitality and strength.
Helmets and armors represent also the desire to protect boys from illness and accidents, growing strong.

#こどもの日 #端午の節句 #鎧 #兜 #日本 #日本文化

27/03/2022

La pratica dell’ “hanami” è conosciuta anche negli Stati Uniti.
Nel 1912, il Giappone donò 3000 alberi di ciliegio per celebrare il sodalizio tra i due paesi.
Gli alberi furono piantati nel Potomac Park a Washington D.C., e nel 1965 ne vennero donati altri 3800.
Gli alberi di ciliegio divennero una popolare attrazione turistica cosicchè ogni primavera viene celebrato il National Cherry Blossom Festival 🌸

#花見 #日本 #日本文化 #桜 #春 #🌸

27/03/2022

“Hanami” is also very popular in the United States.
In 1912, Japan gave to United States 3000 cherry trees as a gift to celebrate national friendship.
These trees were planted in Washington, D.C., and in 1965 an additional 3800 trees were donated.
These cherry trees are still a popular tourist attraction and every spring, when they reached the full bloom, is held the National Cherry Blossom Festival 🌸

#花見 #日本 #日本文化 #桜 #春 #🌸

26/03/2022

Calligrapher Kōji Takano created this artwork during spring season and depicts the Mount Fuji, 「富士山」”Fujisan”, in a circular cherry blossoms crown.
It reads: “Be in full glory” (「咲きほこれ」”Sakihokore”), like the landscape of cherry trees in full bloom.
The author suggests that “Anything is possible” and he wishes this spring could bring hope for the future and wonderful memories.

This and more than 80 other artworks are purchasable on Instagram/Facebook shop and WActivity JAPAN Official Store.
Overseas shipping available.

#和 #日本文化 #アート #書道 #花見 #梅 #日本 #日本文化 #桜 #春 #富士山 #🌸

26/03/2022

「花見団子」“hanami dango” are sweet rice dumplings often eaten during the cherry-blossom viewing 🍡
This custom seems to date back to the Edo period (1603 - 1867).
These traditional Japanese sweets (“wagashi”) are usually made up of three colors: pink, white and green.
Pink like cherry blossoms in spring, white like snow in winter, green like Japanese mugwort in summer.
Over the years was also coined the term 「花より団子」“hana yori dango”, literally “dumplings over flowers”, a proverb that means people have more interest in the practical over the aesthetics.
#花見 #花見団子 #花より団子 #日本 #日本文化 #和食 #桜 #春 #花見団子 #和菓子 #花より団子 #🌸

25/03/2022

In Giappone, parchi e strade costellate da alberi di ciliegio sono spesso illuminate durante la stagione primaverile, offrendo la possibilità di godere della bellezza della fioritura anche di notte.
L’”hanami” notturno è chiamato 「夜桜」”yozakura”.
I fiori di ciliegio nella volta notturna hanno un’aura magica, un fascino particolare differente dal paesaggio che si può ammirare durante il giorno.

#花見 #日本 #日本文化 #桜 #春 #🌸

25/03/2022

Cherry-blossom viewing at night is called 「夜桜」”yozakura”.
Many cherry blossoms viewing spots are illuminated so you can enjoy them also at late hours.
This because ”yozakura” has a particular hidden beauty that is different from that you can admire during daytime.

#花見 #夜桜 #日本 #日本文化 #桜 #春 #夜桜 #🌸

24/03/2022

Calligrapher Kōji Takano created this artwork during spring season and, inspired by the famous Sumida River in Tokyo, depicts a river of cherry petals carried by the current.
On a background of soft pastel colors, sinuous watercolor lines reveal the most iconic symbol of Japanese spring: 「桜」“sakura”, “cherry blossom”. Inside the black circle is written the word「夢見草」”yumemigusa”, more romantic term to refer to sakura, that embodies the poetic connotation about the cherry blossoms in Japanese imaginary.
The author suggests: “Look up at the blue sky”, where the petals are falling down and a new beginning begins.

This and more than 80 other artworks are purchasable on Instagram/Facebook shop and WActivity JAPAN Official Store.
Overseas shipping available.

#和 #日本文化 #アート #書道 #創作 #花見 #梅 #日本 #日本文化 #桜 #春 #🌸

24/03/2022

During 「花見」“hanami”, people use to have lunch and drink sake in cheerful feasts under the cherry trees 🍶
The banquet while admiring the sakura in full bloom is an event awaited with trepidation and an important moment of sharing in Japan.
These banquets, however, can also be a problem due the mountain of garbage left by the people after the parties, compromising the beautiful scenery of cherry blossoms 🌸

#花見 #宴会 #日本 #日本文化 #桜 #春 #酒 #🌸

23/03/2022

Calligrapher Kōji Takano created this artwork during spring season and depicts the allegoric figure 「梅に鶯」“Ume ni Uguisu”, ”Japanese Bush Warbler on a Plum Tree”.
The Japanese brush warbler is also called 「春告鳥」”harutsugedori”, “spring-announcing bird”, and the plum tree 「春告木」”harutsugegusa”, “spring-announcing tree”. Indeed, they are some of the earliest signals of the beginning of spring.
The term “Ume ni Uguisu” was coined by the “Man'yōshū”, Japan’s oldest “waka” poems anthology compiled during the Nara period (AD 710 - 794).
Today, it is used to express two things that go perfect together.
The author add the word 「以心伝心」”ishindenshin”, literally “telepathy”, to emphasize this indissolubility and this natural mutual understanding.

This and more than 80 other artworks are purchasable on Instagram/Facebook shop and WActivity JAPAN Official Store.
Overseas shipping available.

#和 #日本文化 #アート #書道 #花見 #梅 #日本 #日本文化 #桜 #春 #梅に鶯 #🌸

23/03/2022

It is said that the “flower viewing”, 「花見」“hanami”, was practiced by the aristocrats during the Nara period (AD 710 - 794), and originally consisted in admiring the plum blossoms.
It was only with the Heian period (794 - 1185) that the cherry blossoms became more popular.
Farmers used to refer to the cherry blossoms as a spring-announcing flower, coincided with the time of rice planting.
In the Kamakura period (1185 - 1333), samurai and tradesmen started to practice “hanami”, and cherry trees were been planted in many temples and streets.
In the Edo period (1603 - 1867), cherry-blossom viewing became popular custom for common people as well.
After the Meiji era (1868 - 1912), many cherry trees were burned due to the effects of the war, but after that, the beautiful flowers spread all over the country, and it became possible to see cherry blossoms essentially everywhere.

#花見 #梅 #日本 #日本文化 #桜 #春 #梅に鶯 #🌸

22/03/2022

「花見」“hanami” è la tradizionale usanza giapponese di godere dell’effimera bellezza dei ciliegi in fiore 🌸
I fiori di ciliegio raggiungono il punto di massima fioritura tra marzo e aprile nelle zone di Tokyo e Osaka, tra inizio e metà maggio in Hokkaido e tra gennaio e febbraio a Okinawa.
Chi ha intenzione di pianificare uno degli usuali banchetti ai piedi degli incantevoli ciliegi, solitamente si basa sulle previsioni del “Cherry Blossom Forecast”, erogato dall’ufficio metereologico.
Il periodo di fioritura va da una a due settimane, e il momento in cui i fiori cadono creando un tappeto di petali è denominato 「桜吹雪」“sakurafubuki”, “tempesta di fiori di ciliegio in caduta”.

#花見 #さくら前線 #日本 #日本文化 #桜 #春 #🌸

22/03/2022

「花見」“hanami” is a traditional Japanese custom that consists in enjoy the ephemeral beauty of cherry blossoms 🌸
Cherry flowers reach the full bloom from March to April in Tokyo and Osaka, from early to mid-May in Hokkaido, and from January to February in Okinawa.
Those who are planning to do “hanami” usually check the “Cherry Blossom Forecast”, which is announced every year by the Meteorological Bureau.
The period when the flowers are in bloom is about 1 to 2 weeks, and the enchanting moment when the cherry blossoms falling all at once is called 「桜吹雪」“sakurafubuki”, “blizzard of falling cherry blossoms”.

#花見 #さくら前線 #日本 #日本文化 #桜 #春 #🌸

11/03/2022

The Making of the Gigantic Calligraphy Artwork (W290xH110cm) that Master of Shodō Kōji Takano drew for the opening of WActivity JAPAN’s Space Gallery.

“Live this day as if it were your last”
The concept of this artwork is「一日一生」. It reads “ichinichi isshō” (literally “one day, one life”) and means “live this day as if it were your last”.
It emphasizes the importance of maximize what you can do right now, without regrets, treasuring the moment you are living.

Kōji Takano → https://bit.ly/3KDgY26

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創作書家高野こうじがWActivity JAPANのスペースギャラリーのオープニングの為に描いた巨大な書（幅290x高さ110cm）の制作動画です。

「一日一生」
悔いることなく、やり残すことなく、今できることを最大限に。一日を一生と思って生きる。

高野こうじ →https://bit.ly/3hW4yG3

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#和 #日本文化 #築地 #大書 #書道 #書道アート #創作書道 #アート #龍

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYqqLlpY8QU

The making of the Gigantic Callihgraphy Artwork (W290xH110cm) that Master of Shodō Kōji Takano drew for the opening of WActivity JAPAN’s Space Gallery.“Live ...

03/03/2022

During “Hinamatsuri”「雛祭り」, aka “Doll’s Day” or “Girl’s Day”, it is customary to eat multi-colored rice crackers called “hinaarare”, clam soup “ushiojiru” and so-called "chirashizushi".

“Hinaarare”「ひなあられ」 is a type of Japanese sweet that is made by sprinkling sugar on dried rice or roasted beans.
“Ushiojiru”「うしお汁」is a Japanese soup made by boiling clams in soup stock. Clam shells symbolized a joined pair.
“Chirashizushi”「ちらし寿司」, “scattered sushi”, is a dish of vinegared rice in a bowl with colorful ingredients such as raw fish and vegetables.

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#ひな祭り #ひな人形 #桃の花 #ひなあられ #ひし餅 #日本 #日本文化 #ちらし寿司 #ハマグリのお吸い物 #和食 #🎎

02/03/2022

“Hinamatsuri”「雛祭り」, conosciuta anche come “Festa delle Bambole” o “Festa delle Bambine”, è una ricorrenza giapponese che consiste principalmente nel disporre delle “bambole ornamentali” (“hinaningyō”), raffiguranti personaggi di spicco della corte imperiale, per simulare un matrimonio del periodo Heian (794 - 1185) 🎎
È proprio in questo periodo che giocare con le bambole, inizialmente di carta o paglia, diventa consuetudine per le ragazze dell’epoca.
Si diffonde poi la credenza che posandole sul letto del fiume e lasciandole in balia della corrente, le bambole avrebbero portato via anche eventuali disgrazie e sfortune.
Nel periodo Edo (1603 - 1867) le bambole divengono più sofisticate e il set “hinakazari” simile a quello esposto ai giorni nostri.
Il significato simbolico delle “hinaningyō” come amuleti contro le sventure si rafforza e l’”hinakazari” diviene una dote matrimoniale.
Spesso viene adornato con ulteriori decorazioni aggiuntive quali petali di pesco, cracker di riso multicolore denominati “hinaarare” e tortini di riso “hishimochi”.

L’“Hinamatsuri” è una delle cinque principali festività stagionali (“gosekku”「五節句」), originariamente conosciuta come “Festa dei Peschi”, viene celebrata ogni anno il 3 Marzo.

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