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Fourteenth Choice - [Voice/Action]

Jun 10, 2010 23:26

I will be making chōchin for the Tōrō nagashi on Obon. Does anyone else want one?

[Regardless of whether there would be a proper festival of course. And Doumeki can be found in the barracks today, practicing his archery. But anyone that has seen him practice before his death will notice that most of the arrows are off their mark when Doumeki's ( Read more... )

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[Voice] outwalks June 11 2010, 22:35:24 UTC

I haven't heard of Obon before. Is it a holiday?

[Voice] spiritarrows June 12 2010, 12:49:38 UTC

Walker-san.

It is a Japanese Buddhist custom to honor the spirits of the deceased, particularly those of family members and ancestors. People generally return to ancestral family places and gather with their family to visit and clean ancestral graves. Spirits of the deceased are also believed to return to the world of the living during Obon.

[Voice] outwalks June 13 2010, 02:36:14 UTC

I think I see. And chochin [ he's a little hesitant over the pronunciation, trying to get it right. ] are. . .

[Voice] spiritarrows June 13 2010, 06:19:08 UTC

Paper lanterns that are floated down the river to guide spirits back to their world. The ritual is called Tōrō nagashi.

[Voice] outwalks June 13 2010, 06:23:45 UTC

They must take some time to put together.

[Voice] spiritarrows June 13 2010, 07:44:22 UTC

I'm used to it.

[Voice] outwalks June 13 2010, 07:55:53 UTC

Still, it looks as if you've got enough requests as it is.

[Voice] spiritarrows June 13 2010, 09:05:16 UTC

[Shrugs] It's in a month.

[Which should be more than enough time.]

[Voice] outwalks June 14 2010, 03:45:04 UTC

You make them every year, I take it.

[Voice] spiritarrows June 15 2010, 08:58:19 UTC

Hn. I live in a temple.

[Voice] - flewnfwl, lost this notif in the shuffle! outwalks June 18 2010, 22:10:57 UTC

But I haven't encountered any temples that celebrated the custom before. . . Would you mind if I watched you make one sometime?

[Voice] It's okay! spiritarrows June 19 2010, 03:34:15 UTC

I wouldn't.

[Voice] outwalks June 19 2010, 03:46:54 UTC

Whenever it'd be convenient for you, then-could you let me know?

[Voice] spiritarrows June 21 2010, 06:36:59 UTC

I will. It'll probably be in the morning.

[Voice] outwalks June 21 2010, 06:42:31 UTC

I'll make sure to be up!

[Voice] spiritarrows June 22 2010, 09:50:15 UTC

Hn. I'll tell you what day later.

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