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| Portable shrines used in festival parades |
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| Headband for festivals/sports |
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| New Year's (one ofthe biggest holidays in Japan) |
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| Cards sent out during New Year's |
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| Money given to children on New Year's |
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| Pre-spring festival (On February 2nd or 3rd) |
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| "bean throwing"; throwing beans at monsters to drive bad luck away |
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| Ogre; target of bean throwing |
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| Said during Setsubun ("demons out, happniess in") |
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| A doll for the Hinamatsuri. |
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| The activity of viewing blossoming cherry trees |
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| Carp streamer that is flown for each boy in the family on Boy's Day |
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| Mid-summer (1st half of July) gift-giving |
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| Moon-viewing (Aug. 15 on Lunar Calendar, often includes dango) |
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| Family graves visited, candles and flowers placed (Mid-August) |
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| Visiting the graves of deceased family members during Obon. |
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| Dance done during the bon festival |
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| Important stages in child's growth; on 11/15, children (3), girls (7),and boys (5)are taken to Shinto shrines for blessings. |
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| Candy given to children during Shichigosan. |
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| Preparation for New Year's |
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