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| Hadaka Matsuri - Naked Man Festival Describes the festival, an ancient Shinto fertility ritual. http://jaguaro.org/feature/archives/000225.html |
| Hina Matsuri Provides origin, tradition, celebrations, and e-greetings for this celebration in March. http://www.rumela.com/events/hina_matsuri.htm |
| Hounen Matsuri Annotoated photo guide to the famous Honen Festival in Komaki, Aichi. http://www.thoeny.com/peter/tagata/tagata1.html |
| Japanese Festivals and Celebrations A collection of photos and descriptions of how Japanese celebrate. http://www.thejapanfaq.com/celebrations.html |
| Japanese Fireworks Gives structure of fireworks, how they are made, and photographs. http://www.hanabi.co.jp/english/hanabi.english.htm |
| Japanese Fireworks "Hanabi" Gives overview and explains variaties of Japanese fireworks, picture gallery and how to photograph them. http://www.japan-fireworks.com/eindex.html |
| National Public Radio - Obon A four minute news piece on the Obon festival and funerals in Japan, along with modern changes to traditional rites. From August, 2001. [Realplayer required]. http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/atc/20010815.atc.04.ram |
| Shichi-Go-San Short description of the annual 7-5-3 children's festival. http://www2.worldbook.com/features/features.asp?feature=holidays&page=html/holidays.htm&direct=no |
| Tanabata Celebration Offers information on the Tanabaata celebration, history, legend and greetings. http://www.rumela.com/events/tanabata_index.htm |