Spring sends its echo into the Japanese soul – and not only into his – through the tenderness of cherry […]
Author: Angela Hondru
Hina-matsuri – The Girls’ day – March 3rd
Hina-matsuri – „The Dolls’ Festival” – is dedicated to girls and it boasts about a history of over one thousand […]
Onda-matsuri
On the first Sunday of February, I watched with great interest the agricultural rituals within Onda-matsuri at Asukaimasu-jinja in Nara, […]
Oshōgatsu – The Japanese New Year
Oshōgatsu is a very important festive period within which the traditional harmoniously combines with the modern, especially in urban areas. […]
On-matsuri – The quintessence of the Japanese rituals and culture
Nara, another cradle of traditional culture, Japan’s capital before Kyōto, offered to me in December 2000 moments of spiritual elation […]