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Jizobon
2017-08-19
Category: Festival events, nature
In Kyoto, "Jizo Bon" events are held in many towns during this period.We will welcome Jizo from the festival shrine and prepare a set.After the children chanting the Buddhist priests and spinning the large beads, they will have a good time playing games in front of Jizo and eating the sweets that were distributed.Adults also deepen exchanges by talking with people they rarely meet and helping with preparation and tidying up.It is an important event to pray for the growth and safety of children and to deepen the bonds of the community.
By the time the Jizo Festival is over and the high school baseball Koshien tournament is over, the Tsukutsukuboushi will start crying and the summer vacation will be fun.
A little more.
Japanese macaque taken at 8:17 am on August 9
Evening cicada
The monkey has come!
2017-08-09
Category: Nature
The record-breaking longevity typhoon has passed and it is fine today.In Fushimi Inari, the rain was heavy, but the wind wasn't a big deal and I was relieved.The hornet's nest has not been built since then, but it seems that it has still built a nest and enters the main shrine.The typhoon season will continue, so be careful.
However, when I thought that the typhoon had passed, a monkey came this time.Around 6 pm, the worshipers pointed their cameras upwards, so when I looked at them, there was a monkey on the roof of the office!It seems that he came to eat peaches in the backyard.It's a peach that humans can't eat, so it's good to eat the fruit, but I had to get used to it too much, so I threatened it with an air gun and asked him to disperse.Speaking of which, this morning, the neighborhood association has just circulated, saying, "Be careful because monkeys are appearing frequently."About ten years ago, a flock of monkeys did something wrong in the Higashiyama area.They turn over roof tiles, enter through unlocked windows to ruin the house, eat crops in fields and gardens, and intimidate people.It was taken up by TV news and finally the administration was moved and captured.The herd of monkeys this time is not so bad yet, so I think it would be nice if we could coexist while keeping the distance as it is.After all, it looks cute.
Big monkey.Is it a boss?
I'm taking peach fruits.
It's like eating peach fruits.
A little little monkey.Is the cute.
It's hot!
2017-08-05
Category: Festival events, nature
It's hot everyday.The temperature in Kyoto is around 35 degrees Celsius, but the humidity is high and the hot and humid days continue.It seems that Oniyama also flew to the award office to cool off.The bark of brown cicada and bear zemi promotes the heat, but the bark of higurashi makes you feel a little cool.
At this time of year, Fushimi Inari has long had a custom of worshiping by saying "Doyouki".Summer "earthen" means 18 days before "Rising Autumn", and this year is from July 7th to August 19th.It is said that the heat is the hottest in the year, and it is known as "Day of the Ox" where you eat eels. The number of "earthen worshipers" has decreased compared to the past, but there are still some believers who are enthusiastic about worshiping even though they are sweaty in the hot weather.
Still, August 8th is "Liqiu".It is said that it is time to feel the signs of autumn little by little even in the hot weather, but be careful of the signs of typhoons this year.
Anotogaster sieboldii cool at the award office
Tanna japonensis, which is rare to see
I replaced the paper shide.
2017-07-31
Category: Other, Monthly
We replaced the paper shide every month.
Since there are many convectional rains this year, the paper shide was quite painful.The day is ready.We look forward to your visit.
In last month's blog, I wrote that the paper shide was shaped like a lightning bolt, but a little trivia about lightning bolts.
According to the "Etymology Dictionary", "Lightning is a word born from the meaning of" rice husband, rice husband (tsuma) ".In ancient times, there was a belief that lightning would produce rice because there were many thunders during the fruiting period of rice.Therefore, lightning is also called "lightning", "rice soul", and "rice mating", and "rice" is attached to the head.The lightning bolt "tsuma" is a word used by couples and lovers to call each other, and both "wife" and "husband" are called "tsuma" regardless of gender.Originally it meant "rice husband", and in modern times "wife" is used for the word "tsuma", so it is thought that it became "lightning bolt". "about it.
Furthermore, it has long been said that a year with a lot of lightning will result in abundant crops, but there is a scientific basis for this, and the discharge of lightning causes a scientific change in nitrogen and oxygen in the atmosphere to produce nitrogen oxides. ..This melts in the rain and falls to the ground to become a natural fertilizer that helps plants grow.Recently, it seems that this has been proved by experiments, and I think it is wonderful that people in the past knew from experience and treated with respect for nature.
I changed the flowers.
2017-07-29
Category: Nature, Monthly
Today, I changed the flowers of Mr. Fudo and Mr. Kobo.
The temperature is getting higher and higher, so this month is also an artificial flower.
Yesterday, it rained 4 mm in an hour from about 100 o'clock in the evening.It was raining for about an hour, but in a blink of an eye the approach became like a river, and the worshipers were soaked and sheltered from the rain.It's been raining a lot this year.