Floating lanterns and golden shrines: celebrating Japanese festivals

Describes a year of special celebrations in Japan, with historical and cultural information, including recipes, crafts, and legends

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Krasno, Rena (Author)
Other Authors: Sugita, Tōru (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berkeley, Calif. Pacific View Press 2000
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Summary:Describes a year of special celebrations in Japan, with historical and cultural information, including recipes, crafts, and legends
Item Description:Includes index
Paralleltitel: Floating lanterns & golden shrines
Welcome! Yokoso!: First Japanese people -- Amaterasu, the sun goddess -- Setsubun : Bean-throwing festival -- Sacred rice -- Laquerware -- Onigiri-a rice snack -- Musubi -- Momo Taro, the peach boy -- Obon: Ideas from China -- Buddhism -- Legend of Daruma -- Daruma dolls -- Japanese writing -- Daruma staring game -- Drums -- Hodomo no Hi: Children's day -- Shogun -- Koi Nobori- counting in Japanese -- Carp streamers -- Hina Matsuri: Dolls' festival -- Japan shuts its door -- Japanese houses -- Kimono -- Haiku -- Mibu Ohana Taue, the rice god festival -- Oshogatsu: New Year's festival -- Preparing for the new year -- Mochi -- Japanese food -- Cold noodles -- U.S. ships come to Japan -- Fuku Warai -- One hundred Waka -- Menko -- Yuki Matsuri: Sapporo snow festival -- Military lead Japan to war -- Modern Japan -- Origami -- Tsuru, the mysterious stranger -- Sakura Matsuri: Cherry blossom festival -- Japanese in America -- Sakura song -- Internment -- Three tengu and tanuki -- Traditions
Physical Description:49 S. zahlr. Ill., Kt. 29 cm
ISBN:1881896218
9781881896210
1881896188
9781881896180

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