Bright blessings for all those who celebrate the old ways.
Arilx
The life and adventures of a mildly dotty old bird.
I am rather partial to roses, but we gave up trying to keep them alive many years ago. We inherited some when we first bought our house and ...
Blessings x
ReplyDeleteHappy Fall, or Autumn to you Aril.
ReplyDeleteHave you ever seen the shishi-odori? For many years I was an onstage announcer for Minyo dancers. When they performed with the Imperial dance troupe (on a rug from the Imperial palace!), I had the honor of being the prop girl who held the chief dancer's face towel and, for a very few seconds, his mask. Their antlers and masks were actually relics and smelled of incense. Old ways, indeed.
ReplyDeleteI've just seen a clip of them on Youtube [I hadn't heard of them]...amazing! Arilx
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