Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Saturday, March 22, 2014

1F391 (moon-viewing ceremony)

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Sept-Oct

Japanese pampas grass






1F390 (wind chime)

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may have message attached

Japanese glass wind bell called a 'Fūrin'




1F38F (carp streamer)

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Children's Day (formerly Boy's Day), May 5

sticky rice cakes wrapped in oak leaves, and other sweets



kite-like?

1F38E (Japanese dolls)

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March 3 (Doll's Day)

emperor and empress






1F38D (pine decoration)

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respectful and welcoming





"A Japanese pine decoration, called a kadomatsu, is placed in Japanese homes, traditionally in the door way, during the period around New Years. A welcoming sign to ancestral spirits. A blessing for a plentiful agricultural harvest. Traditionally a respectful and welcoming emoji. A symbol of good luck and fortune. Sometimes the cultural significance of this emoji is disregarded and is instead used for its likeness to a middle finger hand gesture. Raising a middle finger at someone (flipping them off) is a sign of extreme disrespect." [cite]

1F38C (crossed flags)

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two Japanese flags (red sun on white field, rising opposite China)


crossed flags = halfway point of race?

friendship of different countries (so here, self-friendship? selfie???)

Corvette logo