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WorksheetsJapanology : Festivals
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 16mins
When is Sanja Matsuri?
五月
七月
二月
十月
When is the Yukake Matsuri?
一月
三月
六月
十二月
What is a mikoshi used for？
transporting deities
transporting food
transporting children
transporting offerings to deities
Why are the mikoshi jerked around?
To____ __ the deity!
(a)
What festival is in July in Kyoto?
Nebuta Matsuri
Hadaka Matsuri
Gion Matsuri
Sanja Matsuri
Onbashira-sai occurs every _ years
(answer in numbers)
(a)
What foreign influences are seen in Nagasaki Kunchi?
Chinese
Dutch
Korean
Indian
A (a) is a giant paper float used to ward off sleep before the rice harvest.
What do people generally wish for at any Japanese festival?
What do people wish for at spring festivals?
ward off pests/disease
good crops
thanks for a bountiful harvest
money
What do people wish for at summer festivals?
ward off pests/disease
good crops
thanks for a bountiful harvest
money
What do people wish for at autumn festivals?
ward off pests/disease
good crops
thanks for a bountiful harvest
money
What is Sugawara no Michizane considered the god of?
(a)
The Tenjin Matsuri rikutogyo takes place where?
land
water
Owara Kazenobon is 3 days and nights of dancing in hopes of a good (a) harvest.
What time of year is the Hadaka Matsuri
winter
spring
summer
fall
How have festivals changed over time?
