Eerie Lilies
10/02/2005 @ 6:00 am
It’s that time of year in Japan when higanbana, eerie red lilies are seen blooming in the wild. They are called higanbana because of their tendency to bloom during the Autumn ohigan, which is the Buddhist term for the seven day period that coincides with the Spring and Autumn equinox. During ohigan, people travel home to visit their ancestors’ graves, and to go to the temple.
However, because the higanbana always bloom during ohigan, they tend to give many Japanese people the willies.
A tip; don’t pick a bouquet for your Japanese sweetie. Not going to go over so well.
Poor Mari….she’s my favorite. If I ever become a j-pop singer and part of the...
A female blogger who’s not afraid to post pics of herself is admirable for some reason.
October 2nd, 2005 at 3:15 pmThis story reminds me of the time I went into a department store to find inscense for my apartment. I found some that I thought smelled good, and bought it. I got a strange look from the cashier, but thought nothing of it. It turns out it was funeral inscense. But it did make my apartment smell nice
October 2nd, 2005 at 4:10 pmA female blogger who’s not afraid to post pics of herself is admirable for some reason.
Or wants the exposure.
October 2nd, 2005 at 5:02 pmThanks for explaining what those flowers are and what they connote. I saw so many of them along the edges of fields of ripe rice.
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October 3rd, 2005 at 4:29 am[...] , however, as you enjoy these flowers. We warned you earlier about the dual nature of the >higanbana, or red spider lily. Despite their celebrated beauty, chrysanthemums are also the flower [...]
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