花まつり Hana Matsuri

Conoscete 花まつり Hana Matsuri? // Do you know Hana Matsuri (Floral festival)?
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花まつり Hana Matsuri - Il compleanno del Buddha
l'8 aprile (4月8日) come tradizione del Buddhismo Mahayana dell'estremo oriente (Cina, Corea, Vietnam, Giappone) si celebra la nascita del Buddha stesso, 灌仏会 (kanbutsue, Compleanno del Buddha).
Si chiama 花まつり Hana Matsuri o Festival dei Fiori (hana=fiore) e un'antica credenza riteneva appunto che i fiori sbocciassero in tutto il loro splendore in questo giorno proprio per la devozione al Buddha .
Per celebrare l'Hana Matsuri, e' tradizione prendere un 柄杓 hishaku (cucchiaio di legno usato durante il processo di purificazione nei templi e santuari) e versare dell'acqua sopra la statua del Buddha.
E' inoltre tradizione bere te' all'ortensia 甘茶 (あまちゃ Amacha).
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Hana Matsuri - Il Floral festival

Hana-Matsuri refers to the memorial service performed at temples throughout Japan to celebrate the birth of Buddha on April 8th (Kanbutsue).
Coincidentally, the sakura (cherry) trees bloom at this very time, and so are given as offerings to adorn the nativity celebrations and 'amacha', sweet tea symbolic of the heavenly rain is poured over the baby Buddha by children
The day is celebrated with parades featuring images of the baby Buddha, the white elephant seen by his mother in her dream just before his birth and cherry blossoms carried by children dressed in traditional Japanese clothes.
On this day, small buildings decorated with flowers are made at temples and a tanjobustu (baby Buddha figurine) is placed inside. This figurine is sprinkled by worshippers using a ladle with ama-cha, which is a beverage made by soaking tealeaves in hot water .
Some people take this ama-cha home and drink it as holy water
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花まつり
仏教での「花まつり」とは、"お釈迦さまのご生誕をお祝いする日"のことです。
お釈迦さまの誕生日である毎年4月8日の前後には、宗派に関係なく全国の寺院や地域をあげてお祝いしています。
また、季節はちょうど春を迎え、お寺の境内や敷地内は多くの花々が咲いています。桜や藤、皐月など春の植物たちを愛でながら、ゆったりと春の1日を過ごしてみるのもいいですね。
ここで紹介する寺院や地域以外にもたくさんのイベントや名所があります。この日を機会に、お寺に足を運ばれてみてはいかがでしょうか。

 

 
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