11/21/2004

Ceremonies Summer - BACKUP

BACKUP copy January 2007

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夏 NATSU SUMMER

Festival (matsuri) 祭 Kigo for all summer. With many more kigo on the subject.

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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

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.. .. .. 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

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.. .. .. 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

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.. .. .. 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