It is a Japanese New Year custom to display, on the house entry door or on the porch, a special knitted rope made from rice straws called
shimekezari. Special strips of zigzag folded white paper, called
shide, are hung on rice rope, the result being one of the best-known Japanese decorations:
Traditional Japanese New Year Decoration, Shimekezari Shimenawa is usually used at Shinto shrines to mark sacred spaces and to chase away the evil spirits. The
shimekezari used on New Year has a similar meaning.
There are more methods to make a
shimenawa and also several methods to make a
shide, which can have 2, 4 or 8 folds.
If you wish to see how it is made, here are two excellent videos detailing the procedures:
How to make a Japanese
Shimenawa with
Shide:
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How to make a Japanese Shinto
Shide:
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...and here are several photos with Japanese New Year
Shimekazari :
Traditional Japanese New Year Decoration, Shimekezari Traditional Japanese New Year Decoration, Shimekezari Traditional Japanese New Year Decoration, Shimekezari Traditional Japanese New Year Decoration, Shimekezari Another New Year Japanese custom is to place, on both sides of the entry door,
kadomatsu (門松, meaning gate pine), a decoration made from bamboo, pine or
ume twigs, tied together with a straw rope.
Each element from the
kadomatsu carries a significance, the bamboo symbolizes strength and growth, and the pine symbolizes long life. Usually the
kadomatsu is made from 3 bamboo strains, diagonally cut, around 1 meter tall.
Traditional Japanese New Year Decoration, Kadomatsu The
kadomatsu, considered temporary housing for
kami (gods), are placed on the front door after Christmas and are kept until January 7th, to welcome the
toshigami, the god of the new year.
It is believed that
toshigami brings prosperity and good luck in the next year to the families (or the businesses) protected by
kadomatsu.
Here are several photos with various
kadomatsu:
În Japonia, de Anul Nou, pe uşa de la intrarea în casă sau pe poartă se pune
shimekezari, o frânghie împletită din paie de orez de care se agaţă
shide, bucăţi de hârtie de formă specială.
Traditional Japanese New Year Decoration, Shimekezari Shimenawa se foloseşte la altarele shinto pentru a delimita spaţiul sacru de cel profan şi pentru a alunga spiritele rele, iar
shimekezari are acelasi rol.
Sunt mai multe metode a împleti
shimenawa şi, de asemenea, mai multe metode a face
shide, cu 2, 4 sau 8 îndoiri.
Dacă doriţi să vedeţi cum se face, iată două videoclip-uri cu modul de lucru:
Cum se face o
Shimenawa cu
Shide:
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Cum se fac
Shide:
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Şi iată şi câteva fotografii cu
Shimekazari:
Traditional Japanese New Year Decoration, Shimekezari Traditional Japanese New Year Decoration, Shimekezari Traditional Japanese New Year Decoration, Shimekezari Traditional Japanese New Year Decoration, Shimekezari De o parte şi de cealaltă a uşii de la intrare se aşează două
kadomatsu (門松, gate pine), o pereche de decoraţii făcute din bambus, ramuri de pin sau de
ume, legate împreună cu o frânghie din paie.
Fiecare element care compune
kadomatsu are o semnificaţie, bambusul simbolizează putere, iar pinul viaţă lungă. De obicei se folosesc 3 tulpini de bambus, înalte cam de 1 metru, tăiate în diagonală.
Traditional Japanese New Year Decoration, Kadomatsu Kadomatsu se pun în faţa uşii după Crăciun şi se lasă până pe 7 ianuarie, pentru ca
toshigami, zeul noului an, să aducă prosperitate şi noroc familiei (sau afacerii) în anul următor.
Iată câteva fotografii cu diverse
kadomatsu.
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