OBON: A Celebration of the Dead
posted 3 months ago | 0 comments
The spirits of the dead return to their homes on earth during the week of Obon, celebrated in July or August in different parts of Japan. Families place lanterns by the gates of their houses to guide the spirits home; they also burn candles in pap...
2009 is Year of Ox
posted 10 months ago, updated about 3 hours later | 3 comments
The Year of the Ox begins January 26, 2009
Well, here is very negative predictions (I will be happy if someone can show me better ones, we really need something good!):
2009 The year of The Ox will be a very int...
Well, here is very negative predictions (I will be happy if someone can show me better ones, we really need something good!):
2009 The year of The Ox will be a very int...
Nicholas Roerich
posted about 1 year ago, updated about 16 hours later | 4 comments
Nicholas Konstantinovich Roerich was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, on October 9, 1874, the first-born son of lawyer and notary, Konstantin Roerich and his wife Maria. He was raised in the comfortable environment...
Marc Chagall
posted about 1 year ago, updated about 1 month later | 1 comment
Mark Zakharovich Shagal, known today all over the world as Marc Chagall, was born on July 7, 1887, in Vitebsk, Belorussia. He was the oldest of nine brothers. His father worked in a salt herring factory, his mot...
Tanabata
posted about 1 year ago, updated about 3 hours later | 0 comments
Tanabata is a Japanese festival celebrated on July 7th every year. It is known as the Festival of the Stars. This festival is based on the Legend of Tanabata and celebrates the meeting, just once a year, of two lo...
Amazing paintings on the walls
posted about 1 year ago, updated about 6 hours later | 0 comments
Polina Raiko, an artist by the grace of God. She lived all her life in a village in southern Ukraine (Kherson rpovince) by the Dnipro river, like so many other of her compatriots working hard and facing with digni...
Buddhist dog prays for worldly desires
posted about 1 year ago | 2 comments
NAHA, Japan (AFP) - Buddhists clasp their palms together to pray for enlightenment, but Conan, a chihuahua, appears to have more worldly motivations.
The dog has become a popular attraction at a Japanese temple after learning to imitate the wors...
The dog has become a popular attraction at a Japanese temple after learning to imitate the wors...
Matryoshka Dolls
posted about 1 year ago, updated about 14 hours later | 1 comment
The first Russian nesting doll, matryoshka, was born in 1890 in the workshop "Children's Education" based in Abramtsevo estate near Moscow. The owner of Abramtsevo was Sava Mamontov - industrialist and a patron of the arts...
Life Explained
posted about 1 year ago, updated about 2 hours later | 0 comments
This was posted in "Ask The Grannies" group by acatslady. I liked it and wanted to keep it handy, so I copied it to my Blog...
Hana-mi (Cherry-blossom viewing)
posted about 1 year ago, updated about 1 year later | 2 comments
For Japanese people, the name of flower viewing is associated with cherry (sakura) blossoms. Hanami is about going out to places such as parks to appreciate and enjoy the beautifully blooming cherry blossoms. In Japan, from the end of March to ear...
