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51 relations: Aizuwakamatsu, Asakusa, Bean, Buddhism in Japan, Ceremonial dance, Chinese New Year, Chinese zodiac, Croatia, Cross-dressing, Demon, Dotdash, Ethics, Evil, Exorcism, Festival, Geisha, Holly, Japan, Japanese New Year, Japanese people, JTB Corporation, Kamidana, Kansai region, Lemuria (festival), Lichun, Lidong, Liqiu, Lixia, Luck, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Muromachi period, Nuo folk religion, Obake, Ogre, Oni, Public holidays in Japan, Ritual, Ritual purification, Sake, Sardine, Sensō-ji, Shinto, Soybean, Spring (season), Sumo, Taoism in Japan, Tōhoku region, The Japan Times, Tokuan Station, Vagrancy, ..., Zvončari. Expand index (1 more) »
Aizuwakamatsu
is a city in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
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Asakusa
is a district in Taitō, Tokyo, Japan, famous for the Sensō-ji, a Buddhist temple dedicated to the bodhisattva Kannon.
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Bean
A bean is a seed of one of several genera of the flowering plant family Fabaceae, which are used for human or animal food.
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Buddhism in Japan
Buddhism in Japan has been practiced since its official introduction in 552 CE according to the Nihon Shoki from Baekje, Korea, by Buddhist monks.
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Ceremonial dance
Ceremonial dance is a major category or classification of dance forms or dance styles, where the purpose is ceremonial or ritualistic.
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Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year, usually known as the Spring Festival in modern China, is an important Chinese festival celebrated at the turn of the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar.
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Chinese zodiac
The Chinese zodiac is a classification scheme that assigns an animal and its reputed attributes to each year in a repeating 12-year cycle.
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Croatia
Croatia (Hrvatska), officially the Republic of Croatia (Republika Hrvatska), is a country at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, on the Adriatic Sea.
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Cross-dressing
Cross-dressing is the act of wearing items of clothing and other accoutrements commonly associated with the opposite sex within a particular society.
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Demon
A demon (from Koine Greek δαιμόνιον daimónion) is a supernatural and often malevolent being prevalent in religion, occultism, literature, fiction, mythology and folklore.
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Dotdash
Dotdash (formerly About.com) is an American Internet-based network of content that publishes articles and videos about various subjects on its "topic sites", of which there are nearly 1,000.
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Ethics
Ethics or moral philosophy is a branch of philosophy that involves systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong conduct.
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Evil
Evil, in a colloquial sense, is the opposite of good, the word being an efficient substitute for the more precise but religion-associated word "wickedness." As defined in philosophy it is the name for the psychology and instinct of individuals which selfishly but often necessarily defends the personal boundary against deadly attacks and serious threats.
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Exorcism
Exorcism (from Greek εξορκισμός, exorkismós "binding by oath") is the religious or spiritual practice of evicting demons or other spiritual entities from a person, or an area, that are believed to be possessed.
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Festival
A festival is an event ordinarily celebrated by a community and centering on some characteristic aspect of that community and its religion or cultures.
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Geisha
(),, or are Japanese women who study the ancient tradition of art, dance and singing, and are distinctively characterized by traditional costumes and makeup.
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Holly
Ilex, or holly, is a genus of 400 to 600 species of flowering plants in the family Aquifoliaceae, and the only living genus in that family.
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Japan
Japan (日本; Nippon or Nihon; formally 日本国 or Nihon-koku, lit. "State of Japan") is a sovereign island country in East Asia.
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Japanese New Year
The is an annual festival with its own customs.
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Japanese people
are a nation and an ethnic group that is native to Japan and makes up 98.5% of the total population of that country.
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JTB Corporation
(aka JTB), is the largest travel agency in Japan and one of the largest travel agencies in the world.
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Kamidana
are miniature household altars provided to enshrine a Shinto kami.
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Kansai region
The or the lies in the southern-central region of Japan's main island Honshū.
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Lemuria (festival)
The Lemuralia or Lemuria was a feast in the religion of ancient Rome during which the Romans performed rites to exorcise the malevolent and fearful ghosts of the dead from their homes.
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Lichun
Traditional East Asian lunisolar calendars divide a year into 24 solar terms.
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Lidong
The traditional East Asian calendars divide a year into 24 solar terms.
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Liqiu
The traditional East Asian calendars divide a year into 24 solar terms.
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Lixia
Lìxià, Rikka, Ipha, or Lập hạ is the 7th solar term according to the traditional East Asian calendars, which divide a year into 24 solar terms (節氣).
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Luck
Luck is the experience of notably positive, negative, or improbable events.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.
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Muromachi period
The is a division of Japanese history running from approximately 1336 to 1573.
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Nuo folk religion
Nuo folk religion, or extendedly Chinese popular exorcistic religion, is a variant of Chinese folk religion with its own system of temples, rituals, orders of priests and gods, which is interethnic and practiced across central and southern China but is also intimately connected to the Tujia people.
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Obake
and are a class of yōkai, preternatural creatures in Japanese folklore.
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Ogre
An ogre (feminine: "ogress") is a legendary monster usually depicted as a large, hideous, man-like being that eats ordinary human beings, especially infants and children.
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Oni
are a kind of yōkai, or supernatural ogre, or trolls in Japanese folklore.
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Public holidays in Japan
were established by the of 1948 (as amended).
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Ritual
A ritual "is a sequence of activities involving gestures, words, and objects, performed in a sequestered place, and performed according to set sequence".
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Ritual purification
Ritual purification is the purification ritual prescribed by a religion by which a person about to perform some ritual is considered to be free of uncleanliness, especially prior to the worship of a deity, and ritual purity is a state of ritual cleanliness.
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Sake
, also spelled saké, also referred to as a Japanese rice wine, is an alcoholic beverage made by fermenting rice that has been polished to remove the bran.
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Sardine
"Sardine" and "pilchard" are common names used to refer to various small, oily fish in the herring family Clupeidae.
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Sensō-ji
is an ancient Buddhist temple located in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan.
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Shinto
or kami-no-michi (among other names) is the traditional religion of Japan that focuses on ritual practices to be carried out diligently to establish a connection between present-day Japan and its ancient past.
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Soybean
The soybean (Glycine max), or soya bean, is a species of legume native to East Asia, widely grown for its edible bean, which has numerous uses.
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Spring (season)
Spring is one of the four conventional temperate seasons, following winter and preceding summer.
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Sumo
or sumo wrestling is a competitive full-contact wrestling sport where a rikishi (wrestler) attempts to force another wrestler out of a circular ring (dohyō) or into touching the ground with anything other than the soles of his feet.
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Taoism in Japan
Taoism is believed to be the inspiration for spiritual concepts in Japanese culture.
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Tōhoku region
The, Northeast region, or Northeast Japan consists of the northeastern portion of Honshu, the largest island of Japan.
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The Japan Times
The Japan Times is Japan's largest and oldest English-language daily newspaper.
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Tokuan Station
is a railway station in Higashiosaka, Osaka, Japan.
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Vagrancy
Vagrancy is the condition of a person who wanders from place to place homeless with no regular employment nor income, referred to as a vagrant, vagabond, rogue, tramp or drifter.
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Zvončari
Zvončari (the bellmen) is the characteristic folk custom maintained in the region around Rijeka, Croatia.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Setsubun
