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夏 NATSU SUMMER Festival (matsuri) 祭 Kigo for all summer. With many more kigo on the subject. ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Aizen-sai 愛染祭 Festival of Aizen Myo-O (Photos) Amagoi 雨乞 Rain Rituals Ango 安居 Angyo Kagura Dance Photos Aoba Matsuri 青葉祭 Festival of the Green Leaves Ao-oni Hotaru Matsuri 青鬼蛍祭 Green Demon and Fireflies Festival Butsumo-E 仏母会 Ceremony for Buddha's Mother Demon's Drum 鬼太鼓 Drums in Buddhist Ritual Enma Mairi 閻魔参 > First Ceremonies of the year Enmadoo Dainenbutsu 閻魔堂大念仏 Amida Prayer (Namu Amida Butsu) Prayers at the Hall for Enma, the King of Hell Enshuu Dainenbutsu 遠州大念仏 Fujikiri E-shiki 藤切り会式 Wisteria Cutting Ceremony at Temple Daizen-Ji Yamanashi Prefecture Gebana 夏花 "summer flowers" Gedachi 夏断 Not eating red meat Gegaki 夏書 Reading in Summer Genenbutsu 夏念仏 Nenbutsu prayers in Summer Amida Prayer (Namu Amida Butsu) Hanabi Senkoo 花火線香 > Firework Display (hanabi, Japan) Hangeshoo 半夏生 Ama no Hashidate Matsuri 天の橋立祭 Festival at Ama-no-Hashidate Amanohashitate Hitotsu Yaito ひとつやいと(お灸, 瑞龍寺 One Moxabustion for the tired monks ... ceremony at Temple Zuiryu-ji Hoshi ii 干飯 Dried Rice Iriya Asagao Ichi 入谷朝顔市 Asagao Flower Market at the temple in Iriya Kappa Matsuri かっぱ祭り Kappa Festival (Water Goblin Festival) Kurama no Take Kiri 鞍馬の竹伐 Kyuuri fuuji きゅうり封じ Makomo 真菰 (Photos) Mine-iri 峰入 First Climbing of a Holy Mountain, especially at Mr. Gassan ..... Shugendoo, The Mountain Ascets Way of Life Mushi-boshi 虫干 airing out of insects 夏遍路 Natsu Henro, Pilgrims in Summer Pilgrimage (henro) Part 1 Nerikuyoo 練供養 Procession of Bodhisattvas Ooyakazu 大矢数 Shooting many arrows (at Sanjusan Gendo Hall, Kyoto) Osorezan Daisai 恐山大祭 Great Festival at Osorezan, Aomori Photos of Osorezan Festivalwhit shamans and all ... Sanja Matsuri, Festival at Asakusa Kannon (Japan) 三社祭、浅草 Sendango 千団子 Semai 施米 Giving Alms of Rice Shakyoo-e 写経会 Meeting to Copy Sutras > First Ceremonies of the year (05) Shidoji Sai 志度寺祭 Shidoji Temple Festival Shiman Rokusen Nichi 四万六千日 Sooma Too 走馬燈 > Daruma Pilgrims in Japan: Koya San in Wakayama Takagi Noo 薪能 Noo-Performance at night Uchiwa kaki 団扇撒 Yoshino no kaeru-tobi 吉野の蛙飛 Yoshino and the jumping frogs Zatoo no Suzumi 座頭の納涼 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: .. .. .. Memorial Days Dengyoo-E 伝教会 Memorial Ceremony for Dengyoo Daishi Eisai-Ki 栄西忌 Memorial Day of Eisai Ganjin-Ki 鑑真忌 Ganjin Memorial Day Gaki ki 餓鬼忌 Memorial Day for Akutagawa Ryunosuke Genjin-Ki 源信忌 Memorial Day for Genjin Kongooshoo-j Kaisan-Ki i金剛証寺開山忌 Memorial Day of the Founder of Tempel Kongooshoo-Ji ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: .. .. .. Plants Bodaijuu no Hana 菩提樹の花 Flowers of the Buddha Tree Bussooge 仏桑花 haibisukasu : Hibiscus Gibooshi no Hana 擬宝珠の花 Hoozuki Ichi 鬼灯市 Lampionflower (hoozuki, Japan) Keshi Boozu 芥子坊主 poppies See > Welch Onion Hasu 蓮 Lotus Flower Shara no Hana 沙羅の花 Sal Flower, natsu tsubaki 夏椿 Summer Camellia (tsubaki) Udonge 優曇華 Yamabooshi no Hana 山法師の花 Dogwood ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: .. .. .. Animals Ari Jigoku 蟻地獄 "Hell for the Ants" Jihi Shinchoo 慈悲心鳥, juuichi 十一 Bird of the Cockoo Family Buppoosoo (buppousou) 仏法僧 Buddhabird Dollarbird and Eurasian Scops-Owl |