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INTEREST: Love Live's Collaborates with Kanda Myoujin Shrine This May




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wastrel





PostPosted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 5:45 pm Reply with quote
That's an interesting headpiece shown on the girls on the poster. I've seen a lot of anime, and hence a lot of shrine-related episodes, but I don't recall seeing anything like that.

Would anyone know if that headpiece/hat is part of a particular festival, perhaps? Or specific to that individual shrine?
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 7:42 pm Reply with quote
I would really love to have that Love Live poster...
The idols look really enthusiastic with their time at the matsuri.
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 10:53 pm Reply with quote
wastrel wrote:
That's an interesting headpiece shown on the girls on the poster. I've seen a lot of anime, and hence a lot of shrine-related episodes, but I don't recall seeing anything like that.

Would anyone know if that headpiece/hat is part of a particular festival, perhaps? Or specific to that individual shrine?

That is called 'kazashi', and it is plants as a decoration which nobles wore on their heads or headgears at ceremonies.
Some scholars think that it is derived from ancient people's having tried to receive life force from plant spirits.
You can see kazashi also at ceremonies of other shrines than Kanda Myōjin.

Kazashi is also mentioned in The Tale of Genji.
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木高き紅葉の蔭に、四十人の垣代、言ひ知らず吹き立てたる物の音どもにあひたる松風、まことの深山おろしと聞こえて吹きまよひ、色々に散り交ふ木の葉のなかより、青海波のかかやき出でたるさま、いと恐ろしきまで見ゆ。かざしの紅葉いたう散り過ぎて、顏のにほひにけおされたる心地すれば、御前なる菊を折りて、左大將さし替へたまふ。

 
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 11:19 pm Reply with quote
Interesting. Thanks for the info.
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