Osechi-ryōri, are traditional food,started in the Heian Period (794-1185), sometimes used to celebrate which annual festival with its own customs?
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Osechi Osechi-ryōri (御節料理 or お節料理) are traditional Japanese New Year foods. The tradition started in the Heian Period (794-1185). "Osechi" are easily recognizable by their special boxes called "jūbako" (重箱), which resemble "bentō" boxes. Like "bentō" boxes, "jūbako" are often kept stacked before and after use.
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Japanese New Year The Japanese New Year (正月 , Shōgatsu ) is an annual festival with its own customs. Since 1873, the official Japanese New Year has been celebrated according to the Gregorian calendar, on January 1 of each year, New Year's Day (元日 , Ganjitsu ) . However, the celebration of the traditional Japanese New Year is still marked on the same day as the contemporary Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese New Years.
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Yatai-bayashi Yatai-bayashi (屋台囃子 , lit. "festival cart orchestra") is a traditional taiko piece inspired by an annual festival in Chichibu, Japan. The piece been performed by many taiko ensembles, and became well-known through dramatic variations of the piece developed by Ondekoza and Kodo. "Yatai-bayashi" has been recognized as a piece that requires great physical endurance.
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The 25th National Cultural Festival Okayama 2010 The 25th National Cultural Festival Okayama 2010 (第２５回国民文化祭・おかやま２０１０ ) is The National Cultural Festival to be held in Okayama Prefecture, Japan between October 30 and November 7, 2010. The festival will host 68 events such as the opening festival, orchestral music, choral music, brass band music, drama, literary, arts, dance, traditional Japanese music are held throughout the festival in all of Okayama Prefecture's cities, towns and villages.
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Gujō Odori Gujō Odori (郡上おどり) is a Bon Festival held every summer in Gujō, Gifu, Japan. The dance festival's origins have been traced back to the Kan'ei era (1624–44), when it is believed to have originated as an exercise in social cohesion; it has been designated an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property.
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Kashima Shrine Kashima Shrine (鹿島神宮 "Kashima Jingū") is a shrine dedicated to the Shinto Kami Takemikazuchi-no-Ōkami (武甕槌大神), one of the patron deities of martial arts. Various dojo (道場　"Dōjō") of kenjutsu (剣術) and kendo (剣道 "Kendō") sometimes display a Kakejiku (掛軸) hanging scroll emblazoned with Takemikazuchi-no-Ōkami. The shrine is located in Kashima, Ibaraki and is the home of Kashima Shintō-ryū (鹿島新当流). During the New Year period, from the first to the third of January, Kashima Shrine is visited by over 600,000 people from all over Japan. It is the second most visited shrine in Ibaraki prefecture (茨城県 "Ibaraki-ken") for new year pilgrims.
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Misogi Misogi (禊 ) is a Japanese Shinto practice of ritual purification by washing the entire body. Misogi is related to another Shinto purification ritual called "Harae" – thus both being collectively referred to as Misogiharae (禊祓 ) .
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Flying fish festival The flying fish festival (Chinese: 飛魚季 lányŭ fēiyújì) is one of the traditional ceremonies of Taiwanese aboriginal people, the Yami people, which live on a tiny island off the southeastern coast of Taiwan called Orchid Island. The Flying Fish Festival comes from the legends of the Yami people and constitutes the social norms of their society. During the festival period, the Yami people need to be very careful of their actions and words in order not to violate the norms. In addition to the Yami’s cultural heritage, the Flying Fish Festival also implies the respect for the natural environment and sustainable ecological perceptions.
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Sakai Matsuri Sakai Matsuri (堺まつり ) or Sakai Festival, is one of the three largest annual events in Sakai City, along with the Sakai Citizen’s Olympics, and the Sakai City Agricultural Festival.
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Miryang Baekjung Festival The Miryang baekjung nori (Hangul: 밀양백중놀이 ; Hanja: 密陽百中놀 ) is a festival held in the Korean city of Miryang to celebrate the holiday of "Baekjung". Whilst "Baekjung" is a national celebration, the specific festivities in Milyang are regarded as one of the Important Intangible Cultural Properties of Korea.
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Popiah Popiah () is a Fujianese/Chaoshan-style fresh spring roll common in South East Asia. "Popiah" is often eaten in the Fujian province of China (usually in Xiamen) and its neighbouring Chaoshan (and by the Chaoshan and Hoklo diaspora in various regions throughout Southeast Asia) during the Qingming Festival.
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History of sushi The history of sushi began with paddy fields in Southeast Asia, where fish was fermented with salt and rice, after which the rice was discarded. The dish is today known as "narezushi", and was introduced to Japan around the Yayoi period. In the Muromachi period, people began to eat the rice as well as the fish. During the Edo period, vinegar rather than fermented rice began to be used. In pre-modern times and modern times, it has become a form of fast food strongly associated with Japanese culture.
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Dog meat consumption in South Korea The consumption of dog meat in South Korea, where it is known as "Gaegogi" (Korean: 개고기 ), has a long history originating during Three Kingdoms of Korea, AD C. 57. In recent years, it has been controversial both in South Korea and around the world, due to animal rights and sanitary concerns. Dog meat is also consumed in North Korea, but the extent or form of this activity is unclear.
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Sakana Sakana (肴 ) or shukō (酒肴 ) is a Japanese term referring to food eaten as an accompaniment to alcohol as originated from the word "saka" (sake) and "na" (food). "Sakana" may also be referred to as otsumami (snack), and especially dried fish and salted fish roe, were popular choice for these dishes, over the years the term "sakana" also came to mean "fish".
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Japanese era name The Japanese era name (年号 , nengō , "year name") , also known as "gengō" (元号 ) , is the first of the two elements that identify years in the Japanese era calendar scheme. The second element, a number, counts the years since the era began; as in many other systems, there is no year zero. For example, the first year of the Heisei period was 1989 AD/CE , or "Heisei 1," so the year 2017 CE in this scheme is "Heisei 29".
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Shinto wedding Shinto weddings, Shinzen kekkon (神前結婚, "Marriage before the kami") , began in Japan during the early 20th century, popularized after the marriage of Crown Prince Yoshihito and his bride, Princess Kujo Sadako. The ceremony relies heavily on Shinto themes of purification, and involves ceremonial sake drinking of three cups three times, the "nan-nan-san-ku-do". Shinto weddings are in decline. Fewer Japanese people get married, and those who do often choose Western-style chapel ceremonies.
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Takahashi Inari Shrine Takahashi Inari Shrine (高橋稲荷神社, "Takahashi inari jinja") is a Shinto Inari shrine, dedicated to the worship of the kami Inari. It is located in Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture. Its main festival is held annually on November 8. It was founded in 1496.
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Kaze no bon Kaze no Bon (風の盆) is a Japanese festival held every year from September 1 to 3 in Yatsuo, Toyama, Japan. Kaze-no-Bon literally translates to "Bon Dance of the Wind."
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Tsukimi Tsukimi (月見 ) or Otsukimi (お月見 ) , literally "moon-viewing", also known as Jugoya (十五夜 ) , refers to Japanese festivals honoring the autumn moon, a variant of the Mid-Autumn Festival. The celebration of the full moon typically takes place on the 15th day of the eighth month of the traditional Japanese calendar; the waxing moon is celebrated on the 13th day of the ninth month. These days normally fall in September and October of the modern solar calendar.
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Kemari Kemari (Japanese: 蹴鞠 ) is a ball game that was popular in Japan during the Heian Period. "Kemari" has been revived in modern times.
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Makahiki The Makahiki season is the ancient Hawaiian New Year festival, in honor of the god Lono of the Hawaiian religion.
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Cultural festival (Japan) Cultural festivals (文化祭 , bunkasai ) in Japan are annual open day events held by most schools, from nursery schools to universities at which their students display their artistic achievements. People who want to enter the school themselves or who are interested in the school may come to see what the schoolwork and atmosphere are like. Parents may also want to see what kind of work their children have been doing. The festivals are usually open to the public, especially at high schools and universities.