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Last time, I introduced to you to the types of women kimonos and which kind of kimonos should be worn on different occasions, so I think you must have some understanding of that. For those who haven't read the last article, you can start with the article below↓
Do you know what kind of dream do Japanese call hatsuyume? Although there are various sayings that Japanese treat the "dream in the evening of December 31st" or the "dream in the morning of January 2nd" as hatsuyume, but now the "hatsuyume" is generally referred to the dream in the evening of New Year's Day to the morning of the January 2nd.
Happy New Year to everyone! Sincerely hope all of you are better in this year. Well, I will introduce you the Japanese cultures this time by taking"yakudoshi" as the main title. "Yaku" is a word that expresses sadness and disasters, and the words"Yakudoshi" has been considered a unlucky from ancient time.
We show our sincere thanks to the ones who concerned Manga de Japan in 2018. We wish you good health and happiness.
Many traditional activities will be held during the celebrating period of new year, and it is a period for the japanese to be clogged. Here is the summary of the activities in the new Year of Japan. Why don't you enjoy your favoriates in this great period?
Last time we introduced to you the type of women kimonos, then this time will be the Male Article.
Have you heard of the word "Yamato Nadeshiko"? This is a word people used from ancient times to take Nadeshiko (a kind of flower) as a metaphor for the beauty of Japanese women. But do you properly understand what kind of women it refers to? Read this article to get the meaning of it correctly and try to use it when praising women!
Have you noticed? The Japanese shugibukuro (special envelope for monetary gifts), kagami-mochi / round rice cake and kadomatsu for New Year decoration are all decorated with beautiful "paper strings". Moreover, these paper strings are in all kinds of shapes... !
This time in the third part we would like to introduce to you the traditional Japanese patterns with the motif of creatures (plants, flowers, animals and insects) and their symbolism.
Kimono is not only good-looking, it is also a clothing that attaches great importance to "kaku" (rank). For this reason, depending on the occasion, the kimono shall be divided into a high rank dress and fashion dress worn in daily life. This detailed distinction in use gives a different meaning to the kimono.