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Friday, April 08, 2011

Hana Matsuri Flower Festival

Hana-Matsuri refers to the memorial service performed at temples throughout Japan to celebrate the birth of Buddha on April 8th. It is formally called Kanbutsue. On this day, small buildings decorated with flowers are made at temples and a tanjobustu (baby Buddha figurine) is placed inside. This figurine is sprinkled by worshipers using a ladle with ama-cha, which is a beverage made by soaking tealeaves in hot water Some people take this ama-cha home and drink it as holy water....

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~ Jayne ~ said...

May Buddha bless and comfort the people of Japan at this time of hardship and suffering in their decimated country.

3:18 PM

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