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kami
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"gods" the deities of heaven and earth worshipped by Japanese people
-can also refer to spirit in human beings, trees, plants, seas, mountains -gods or humans with godlike powers |
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Kojiki*
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"Chronicles of ancient Events"
-a major source of Japanese mythology -7th-8th century -written in phonetic chinese is 3 parts or "rolls" -includes stories that describe creation of Japanese island by 2 kami (izanagi and izanami- divine parents) |
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Amaterasu
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sun goddess-
chief of the spirits |
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Bushido*
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"the way of the fighting knight" (samurai)
- loyal to his master in the hierarchy of the feudal system -must have great courage -above all a man of honor -be polite to his master and people of higher authority -be a gentlemen in every sense -suicide is honorable |
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seppuku
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the warrior is expected to kill himself in a slow painful manner and split open his stomach for his intestines to fall out
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three forms of shinto
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1. State Shinto
2. Sectarian Shinto 3. Domestic Shinto |
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torii
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worldwide symbol
-Japanese archway that visitors approach at the Grand Imperial Shrine at Ise |
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Shogatsu
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New Year
-most widely celebrated holiday -Jan 1-6 -special food, purification of households, offerings to ancestors -gongs are struck at midnight |
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Autumn Festival*
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November 23-24
-combination of agricultural and Shinto holiday -emperor offers first fruits of autumn harvest to Amaterasu and other kami of Ise |