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Obon Part One: On Cucumber Horses They Ride (Ep. 8)
FromUncanny Japan - Japanese Folklore, Folktales, Myths and Language
Obon Part One: On Cucumber Horses They Ride (Ep. 8)
FromUncanny Japan - Japanese Folklore, Folktales, Myths and Language
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Length:
11 minutes
Released:
Jul 16, 2017
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Podcast episode
Description
In Japan, Obon is the time of year when all the ancestors' spirits make the long haul back to the world of the living to pay a visit. It's kind of a big deal. Butsudan-altars are decorated to the hilt and families wait expectantly for grandma and grandpa, great grandma and great grandpa (not to mention great, great, great grandma and grandpa) to arrive and hang out. This month's podcast is part one of Obon, welcoming fires and cucumber horses. Credits The intro/outro music is a piece by Christiaan Virant (“Yi Gui” from Ting Shuo). The whole album is just gorgeous as it everything else by FM3. Uncanny Japan is author Thersa Matsuura. Check out her books on Amazon. If you'd like to help support the podcast and have a creepy bedtime story sent to you monthly, please visit Patreon.
Released:
Jul 16, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
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Obon Part Two: Sending Away Fires (Okuribi) (Ep. 9): This month's podcast is Obon Part Two, the time when you have to send ol' grandma and grandpa back to the World of the Dead. There are various ways of doing this. I talk about two, the chill, mellow way and the flinging-balls-of-fire-into-the-air way.... by Uncanny Japan - Japanese Folklore, Folktales, Myths and Language