We're back in Quebec. Take notes and other messages will be published in coming weeks. And for now, for my part, I shall jet lag and culture shock. Thank you to our readers! A little contact with our relatives, our friends, is always good trip.
Saturday, January 12, 2008
Can You Drink On Butal-apap-325-caff-tab
We're back in Quebec. Take notes and other messages will be published in coming weeks. And for now, for my part, I shall jet lag and culture shock. Thank you to our readers! A little contact with our relatives, our friends, is always good trip.
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Princess 3rd Birthday
Word of the Day ...
Noémie
Today, I did not for specific words describe what I saw at the Museum of the Hiroshima bomb. This museum, which explains the dropping of the first atomic bomb that took place August 6, 1945, is both very interesting and very moving. You can see artifacts that the bomb-which is surprising-saving, which watches that stopped at 8:15 am (exact time of the explosion), a lunchbox and a tricycle. In addition, it contains the remains of such pieces of roof or a chimney. What moves is the fact that "Little Boy" (the bomb) fell by destroying a quiet area in its path and making a number bewildering array of innocent people are killed outright or had a serious disease following radiation. After the disaster, the Americans had promised that he would never such a thing happen again ...
During my visit, a song about peace came to my mind. She is Francine Raymond and entitled "For the love that we have." Here are the words that are most think of the disaster, which happened suddenly one fine day, which meant that an entire neighborhood was devastated by radiation that burned down everything in their path:
"Time,
In the unmade bed rivers tired
Time,
In the silent sky like a big glacier
What song
What season
Calmera rain on the scorched earth
I do not know, Only time will blow
Beyond the trenches we dig in silence, The Wind That Shakes
comm 'in a bad dream, and die
Land raises
Rivers of blood ... "
(" For the love that we have ", Part Words and Music: Francine Raymond and Christian Peloquin, 1989)
Word of the Day of Marilyn C: The viewfinder With tears clouded.
Hiroshima. When you think of this city, certainly, it evokes the image of the atomic bomb in 1945. Cest otherwise dead silence that reigned in the museum of the bomb when we went to visit him. Terror
desolation, suffering, nightmares. How many other synonyms are added to the list? At about the same as there are names on the victims of this carnage, now in a chest in the peace park.
The museum educates us about the problem of how very moving, telling the story of people in particular who have been victims of the bomb from near and far. There are, among others, that of a person sitting on the steps outside the bank, waiting for the opening when the bomb sounds. The victim had to be completely disintegrated, leaving behind a big dark spot, like a shadow on the front steps. Cest
equally horrible when burned alive or childrens cancer cause by the bomb as was the case for a girl who liked to make origami. Today we find these paper birds over Hiroshima and these are the children of a school who were erecting a statue for children suffering from diseases related to the effects of the bomb. Every year, children from schools in neighboring cities of Hiroshima show that they remember and want to preserve the peace by sending these muticolores papers in the form of birds.
But this is not the only story, there are many more ...
one that touched me most is that Yeshito Matsushige, a man who photographed scenes on the spot with terror. In fact, it took only one picture and from this he wrote a novel. The photo is on display at the museum with the note below: Immediately after
of bombing, I Fought With Myself for 30 minutes Before I Could Take the first picture. After Taking the first, I Grew Strangely callus and wanted to get closer. I Took about ten steps forward and to snap Trued Another, to the scenes I saw so gruesome Were With tears clouded my viewfinder.
"The Viewfinder With Clouded Tears, written by Yeshito Matsushige "
Mirka
My teachers and my colleagues in the humanities and I went to Peace Park and Museum of the bomb in Hiroshima on Jan. 8.
Seeing the écritaux in the park, I knew that the Hiroshima bomb was launched August 6, 1945 at 8:02. The bomb exploded 580 meters over a hospital, which resulted in the complete destruction of the neighborhood Sarugaku -cho. The A-bomb dome is the only intact building.
A girl named Sadako Sasaki 2 years has been exposed to radiation from the bomb and died of leukemia when she was only 12 years. His life ended before it even begins.
The Nagasaki bomb was launched August 8, 1945 at 11:02.
It is important to mention that many children exposed to radiation have led to death at birth, developmental disabilities and physical deformities. 
Noémie
Today, I did not for specific words describe what I saw at the Museum of the Hiroshima bomb. This museum, which explains the dropping of the first atomic bomb that took place August 6, 1945, is both very interesting and very moving. You can see artifacts that the bomb-which is surprising-saving, which watches that stopped at 8:15 am (exact time of the explosion), a lunchbox and a tricycle. In addition, it contains the remains of such pieces of roof or a chimney. What moves is the fact that "Little Boy" (the bomb) fell by destroying a quiet area in its path and making a number bewildering array of innocent people are killed outright or had a serious disease following radiation. After the disaster, the Americans had promised that he would never such a thing happen again ...
During my visit, a song about peace came to my mind. She is Francine Raymond and entitled "For the love that we have." Here are the words that are most think of the disaster, which happened suddenly one fine day, which meant that an entire neighborhood was devastated by radiation that burned down everything in their path:
"Time,
In the unmade bed rivers tired
Time,
In the silent sky like a big glacier
What song
What season
Calmera rain on the scorched earth
I do not know, Only time will blow
Beyond the trenches we dig in silence, The Wind That Shakes
comm 'in a bad dream, and die
Land raises
Rivers of blood ... "
(" For the love that we have ", Part Words and Music: Francine Raymond and Christian Peloquin, 1989)
Word of the Day of Marilyn C: The viewfinder With tears clouded.
Hiroshima. When you think of this city, certainly, it evokes the image of the atomic bomb in 1945. Cest otherwise dead silence that reigned in the museum of the bomb when we went to visit him. Terror
desolation, suffering, nightmares. How many other synonyms are added to the list? At about the same as there are names on the victims of this carnage, now in a chest in the peace park.
The museum educates us about the problem of how very moving, telling the story of people in particular who have been victims of the bomb from near and far. There are, among others, that of a person sitting on the steps outside the bank, waiting for the opening when the bomb sounds. The victim had to be completely disintegrated, leaving behind a big dark spot, like a shadow on the front steps. Cest
equally horrible when burned alive or childrens cancer cause by the bomb as was the case for a girl who liked to make origami. Today we find these paper birds over Hiroshima and these are the children of a school who were erecting a statue for children suffering from diseases related to the effects of the bomb. Every year, children from schools in neighboring cities of Hiroshima show that they remember and want to preserve the peace by sending these muticolores papers in the form of birds.
But this is not the only story, there are many more ...
one that touched me most is that Yeshito Matsushige, a man who photographed scenes on the spot with terror. In fact, it took only one picture and from this he wrote a novel. The photo is on display at the museum with the note below: Immediately after
of bombing, I Fought With Myself for 30 minutes Before I Could Take the first picture. After Taking the first, I Grew Strangely callus and wanted to get closer. I Took about ten steps forward and to snap Trued Another, to the scenes I saw so gruesome Were With tears clouded my viewfinder.
"The Viewfinder With Clouded Tears, written by Yeshito Matsushige "
Mirka
My teachers and my colleagues in the humanities and I went to Peace Park and Museum of the bomb in Hiroshima on Jan. 8.
Seeing the écritaux in the park, I knew that the Hiroshima bomb was launched August 6, 1945 at 8:02. The bomb exploded 580 meters over a hospital, which resulted in the complete destruction of the neighborhood Sarugaku -cho. The A-bomb dome is the only intact building.
A girl named Sadako Sasaki 2 years has been exposed to radiation from the bomb and died of leukemia when she was only 12 years. His life ended before it even begins.
The Nagasaki bomb was launched August 8, 1945 at 11:02.
It is important to mention that many children exposed to radiation have led to death at birth, developmental disabilities and physical deformities.
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Driver Letöltése 7st-dh-005
Word of the Day ...
Word of the Day Noémie : Theater
Tonight we went to the National Bunraku Theatre in Osaka. Bunraku is a puppet whose repertoire of pieces is very serious and codified, then the children could not understand. Each puppet comes to life thanks to three people who manipulate. The first deals with the puppet head and right arm, left arm of the second and last legs. On the right side of the stage, there are narrators who speak the puppets. To accompany, there are players of the shamisen (Japanese three-stringed instrument). In each act, new narrators and shamisen players appear on stage. As the professor Tetsuzo Abe in his treatise The doll, dressed in the soul, the puppet is like a "soul dressed", that is to say that this is an assemblage of pieces of wood with Fixed a head and then covered with a garment. Without the genius of puppeteers, narrators and shamisen player, it can neither move nor speak, so it is a body of wood covered with fabric.
The piece that we have seen the story of a young Japanese warrior named Waton. While walking on a beach with his wife, he meets a Chinese princess who has been deported since the Ming Dynasty has been overthrown by the Tartars. Waton promises to do everything in its power to expel the Tatars and to restore the Ming dynasty. In China, it happens all sorts of misfortunes and adventures: among others, he is fighting against a ferocious tiger and he sees his half-sister to tell her that her husband refuses to cooperate in the removal of the Ming dynasty. The end of the story is very sad, but it is beautiful. Finally, I had fun and I enjoyed the piece.
Word of the Day Gabriel: Living Doll
Some people were returning home from Tan Tan Noodle Shop - Christian, Francis, Naomi, Mirka and I - and others came to be photographed by Maiko - the Marilyne. We were in the underground towards Bunraku, and Marilyn C. was still a little makeup on her face. The experience of the subway remained the same: hot bar, drowsiness or a little stress (finding its way in Japan is sometimes complicated). Arrives at National Bunraku Theater in Osaka, we finally met with Mr. Abe. I say \u0026lt;\u0026lt;enfin>>, as his text "The doll soul clothed>> especially liked me when I had read the night before: "In vain \u0026lt;On disassemble the mechanics of poupée, dynamism of his act is a germination vide.>> - Tetsuzo Abe. It was a spectacle unmatched in the West, America.
The history of this piece, worthy of the great classical tragedies, was one of two women committing suicide for the renewal of a dynasty. Sets in two dimensions, however gave a lot of depth, perspective, at the scene. The dolls came alive with the sound of the narrator's voice and guitar to three strings, the shamisen. Not everyone could enjoy this show, either because they digested the ramen of Tan-Tan, or by fatigue. These hours of Bunraku, despite the length of the work, still remain crystallized experience.
Dinner of Mr. T. :
The Japanese beef cooked on a Korean BBQ is a pure delight for the mouth of the many veins of fat give the impression, Mr. T., a meat literally liquid in the mouth.
Word of the Day Marilyne C: Flamboyant
say that this morning was the only or we could get some sleep ... But the schedule has changed quickly. Yet, nothing we do ask her out, the sky was cloudy, the weather, gray, and light rain spattered the windows. However, Marilyn and I had to leave because we had an important appointment this morning, an appointment the very heart of Japanese tradition. We go, time to take pictures, kimono coat, such as Maiko, Geisha apprentices.
C is therefore with delight that we saw the gray day turn into bright colors by seeing the variety of colorful kimonos, each more beautiful than the others, awaited us at the studio.
We had the right to complete the ritual white makeup into the back, the incredible number layers of tissue to put under the kimono without forgetting the obi, the belt, the color does not blend very well with that of the kimono and without forgetting the fun to the wig. C is simple, Marilyn and I are no longer recognized! But the result, undoubtedly, was blazing.
Flamboyant, c is the magnitude of the feeling experienced when we see this character in real famous and unbelievable what the geisha, and more when it is our face that turns white and it is us who carry one these flamboyant kimonos!
Word of the Day Marilyne L: Souvenir photo
is passing a photography store where a few photos Girls in kimono was posted that I had the idea of going to my picture. With Miyako who found a center-photography-thousand times thank you, I could, in addition to having my picture in kimono, me in Geisha makeup and learn more about this mysterious world.
That's the way I've found how to become a geisha-physically-was complex. It took about 15-20 minutes for my make-up face and neck and at least twice to get dressed. And again! This does not include preparation time before this photo shoot where I had to take a thin jacket or the time I had to choose my kimono and took the time to select and put my wig geisha. The first step
clothing was first to take himself a jacket. The rest of the dress was by an employee of the center. There was so much progress that he is a little hard to list them all here but there were at least four layers of clothes to wear before reaching the kimono and then it was obi-belt!
Word of the Day by Mirka: aesthetic
I went to Osaka to see the theater Bunraku and the piece begins at 16 hours. I was fortunate to know Mr. Abbe and he explained the operation of Bunraku. Shortly before the beginning of the play, he was generous enough to give us green tea and sushi you could eat during intermission. There were three intermissions and we ate at the second. Fortunately the story has been translated into french or I would not understand the piéece. What struck me most is the stage show of suicide and the fight with the tiger. 
Word of the Day Noémie : Theater
Tonight we went to the National Bunraku Theatre in Osaka. Bunraku is a puppet whose repertoire of pieces is very serious and codified, then the children could not understand. Each puppet comes to life thanks to three people who manipulate. The first deals with the puppet head and right arm, left arm of the second and last legs. On the right side of the stage, there are narrators who speak the puppets. To accompany, there are players of the shamisen (Japanese three-stringed instrument). In each act, new narrators and shamisen players appear on stage. As the professor Tetsuzo Abe in his treatise The doll, dressed in the soul, the puppet is like a "soul dressed", that is to say that this is an assemblage of pieces of wood with Fixed a head and then covered with a garment. Without the genius of puppeteers, narrators and shamisen player, it can neither move nor speak, so it is a body of wood covered with fabric.
The piece that we have seen the story of a young Japanese warrior named Waton. While walking on a beach with his wife, he meets a Chinese princess who has been deported since the Ming Dynasty has been overthrown by the Tartars. Waton promises to do everything in its power to expel the Tatars and to restore the Ming dynasty. In China, it happens all sorts of misfortunes and adventures: among others, he is fighting against a ferocious tiger and he sees his half-sister to tell her that her husband refuses to cooperate in the removal of the Ming dynasty. The end of the story is very sad, but it is beautiful. Finally, I had fun and I enjoyed the piece.
Word of the Day Gabriel: Living Doll
Some people were returning home from Tan Tan Noodle Shop - Christian, Francis, Naomi, Mirka and I - and others came to be photographed by Maiko - the Marilyne. We were in the underground towards Bunraku, and Marilyn C. was still a little makeup on her face. The experience of the subway remained the same: hot bar, drowsiness or a little stress (finding its way in Japan is sometimes complicated). Arrives at National Bunraku Theater in Osaka, we finally met with Mr. Abe. I say \u0026lt;\u0026lt;enfin>>, as his text "The doll soul clothed>> especially liked me when I had read the night before: "In vain \u0026lt;On disassemble the mechanics of poupée, dynamism of his act is a germination vide.>> - Tetsuzo Abe. It was a spectacle unmatched in the West, America.
The history of this piece, worthy of the great classical tragedies, was one of two women committing suicide for the renewal of a dynasty. Sets in two dimensions, however gave a lot of depth, perspective, at the scene. The dolls came alive with the sound of the narrator's voice and guitar to three strings, the shamisen. Not everyone could enjoy this show, either because they digested the ramen of Tan-Tan, or by fatigue. These hours of Bunraku, despite the length of the work, still remain crystallized experience.
Dinner of Mr. T. :
The Japanese beef cooked on a Korean BBQ is a pure delight for the mouth of the many veins of fat give the impression, Mr. T., a meat literally liquid in the mouth.
Word of the Day Marilyne C: Flamboyant
say that this morning was the only or we could get some sleep ... But the schedule has changed quickly. Yet, nothing we do ask her out, the sky was cloudy, the weather, gray, and light rain spattered the windows. However, Marilyn and I had to leave because we had an important appointment this morning, an appointment the very heart of Japanese tradition. We go, time to take pictures, kimono coat, such as Maiko, Geisha apprentices.
C is therefore with delight that we saw the gray day turn into bright colors by seeing the variety of colorful kimonos, each more beautiful than the others, awaited us at the studio.
We had the right to complete the ritual white makeup into the back, the incredible number layers of tissue to put under the kimono without forgetting the obi, the belt, the color does not blend very well with that of the kimono and without forgetting the fun to the wig. C is simple, Marilyn and I are no longer recognized! But the result, undoubtedly, was blazing.
Flamboyant, c is the magnitude of the feeling experienced when we see this character in real famous and unbelievable what the geisha, and more when it is our face that turns white and it is us who carry one these flamboyant kimonos!
Word of the Day Marilyne L: Souvenir photo
is passing a photography store where a few photos Girls in kimono was posted that I had the idea of going to my picture. With Miyako who found a center-photography-thousand times thank you, I could, in addition to having my picture in kimono, me in Geisha makeup and learn more about this mysterious world.
That's the way I've found how to become a geisha-physically-was complex. It took about 15-20 minutes for my make-up face and neck and at least twice to get dressed. And again! This does not include preparation time before this photo shoot where I had to take a thin jacket or the time I had to choose my kimono and took the time to select and put my wig geisha. The first step
clothing was first to take himself a jacket. The rest of the dress was by an employee of the center. There was so much progress that he is a little hard to list them all here but there were at least four layers of clothes to wear before reaching the kimono and then it was obi-belt!
Word of the Day by Mirka: aesthetic
I went to Osaka to see the theater Bunraku and the piece begins at 16 hours. I was fortunate to know Mr. Abbe and he explained the operation of Bunraku. Shortly before the beginning of the play, he was generous enough to give us green tea and sushi you could eat during intermission. There were three intermissions and we ate at the second. Fortunately the story has been translated into french or I would not understand the piéece. What struck me most is the stage show of suicide and the fight with the tiger.
Monday, January 7, 2008
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Backstage Bunraku
Mr. Abe us around backstage Bunraku Theatre in Osaka. 
Mr. Abe us around backstage Bunraku Theatre in Osaka.
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Word of the Day ...
Gabriel's Word of the Day: The Aesthetics
tea! Japanese green tea. Tea ceremony tea ... I drink and my taste buds immediately reached ecstasy. A tranquil ecstasy. A harmony of the senses ... However, before enjoying this tea, I watched the lobby in Matsui sensei, our host. In one corner, on the ground, white flowers had been placed carefully on a blackboard. The Japanese aesthetic, attention to detail and perfection, was easy to recognize, each object had its place, no trace of disorder ...
Finally, returning to the ceremony as such, I must say that it is difficult to reproduce the atmosphere of it without reducing it. But try briefly: the water boils and let out a little steam. Ten people - we - are in the room reserved for ceremony. Two of them are those that prepare us for tea. The oldest, Matsui sensei, maintains the conversation with his guests and offer them bowls of hot tea. Everyone smiled, a little embarrassed maybe. We drink tea, two more bowls. After drinking that famous green liquid, a heat soothes the body. It's really an art! You can not compare with that of this tea here. The ritual that precedes it contributes to the pleasure and tranquility.
Then, to speak of a place as steeped in God, I went to the temple Byodoin. This temple will remain probably the most intriguing of all - aesthetically valuable! In a museum built for its preservation, one can see sculptures of gods playing a musical instrument. - Photography was forbidden, but I bought a book represantative these deities. So the curious opinion is of great interest. I will bring to college.
last remark of Mr. T. :
Nobody drinks a second time in the same bowl.
Noémie Word of the Day: Heritage
Today, visiting the city of Uji, we discovered three important cultural treasures. First, We attended a tea ceremony. Unlike us who n'observons ritual ceremonies at the church, the Japanese give much importance to daily activities, so they become ceremonies. In fact, tea is much more important for them as the Five o'clock tea is for the British. This tradition continues through a long oral tradition that has existed for at least 500 years. The ceremony is very serious and highly consolidated, yet it is specially made to relax. The instruments used to make tea, the location of the kettle, color cups, floral arrangements and actions of the tea master will vary from one season to another. Here's how the ceremony goes: the tea master begins his guests to sit on the tatami floor and offer them a piece of sweet cake so they do not feel too bitter tea. Then he poured boiling water in a bowl and mix with the powdered tea using a small whisk. Subsequently, he pours the mixture into a cup. He raises and turns to see if the tea is properly prepared. Before giving the cup to the first guest, the tea master greets and welcomes the guest too. Then the person who received the cup must drink the tea three or four sips. In the end, he (she) looks at his cup as he is observing the patterns, colors and signature of the person who made it before filing. Previous actions are repeated for each guest. Each time a new cup is used because only one person can drink more than once in the same. Once everyone had his first cup of tea, the tea master gives small candies sweetened its guests. Then it offers to other tea ones and those who want it. In the end, everyone welcomes the tea master to thank him.
Then we visited the temple Byodoin. This is a historic monument that has been declared as World Heritage by UNESCO. On the roof of this sacred building, there are two major Phoenix (bird reborn from its ashes). Beside the temple there is a museum in which it preserves valuable historical ornaments such as Phoenix gold once stood on the roof of the temple, cornices, which, since the construction of the temple, adorned the roof and golden statuettes representing small Buddhist gods playing music or dancing. To enter the exhibition, there is a screen on which is projected a short documentary that shows how the Byodoin resembled the original. Outside, visitors travel on a small bridge that passes over a small lake filled with carp.
Finally, we crossed the Red Bridge and visited a neighborhood of tea merchants. Both places are very important to the people of Uji, as this city is famous throughout Japan for its excellent tea. The bridge crosses the Red River Uji (Ujigawa in Japanese). This river is known for its high purity. Formerly, people went to Uji draw their water would be used to make tea. Moreover, one can still see, on the railing of the bridge, a ring that used to hang the buckets that people there fell into the River. Near Ujigawa, you can admire a statue of the writer Murasaki Shikibu. She wrote the founding epic of Japanese literature: The Tale of Genji. In the district of tea merchants, there are shops where tea is ground on site. Also, they sell green tea ground in different ways. One can even find mixtures that are used to cold tea, decoction very popular in Japan. On counters, there are the sweet little candies that are used during tea ceremonies. In short, Uji is a beautiful city which contains many historic treasures that I found interesting to discover.
Marilyne Word of the Day The Ceremony
Today we attended a tea ceremony. We first entered a small room covered with tatami mats, where a "hole" with a hot water boiler was placed in the middle of the room. In one corner, there were few decorations which, depending on the season or events change. For us, it was fairly simple decorations. It was actually a flexible branch much like those found in Japan at that time of year.
We are entering one after the other in the room to sit around the hole. A woman in kimono came after us with his assistant and the tea ceremony has begun. It was very ceremonial gesture was unnecessary because no, everything was calculated and done with precision. The assistant was
tea each in turn and we were drinking a few sips. The taste was more pronounced and it was very hot. After emptying the bowl, we could watch our pottery cup and pass it to our neighbors if they wanted to see. The ceremony lasted about an hour and it was very pleasant.
by Mirka Word of the Day: a day in Uji
Today, we went to the tea ceremony in the morning. There was a tatami and in the middle of the room, there was a huge black cauldron. Students of our hostess filled our cup of hot water and green tea all manner of delicate and seemed fearful of displeasing her teacher and of committing a blunder. Our hostess had a purple kimono.
The room was held the tea ceremony was rather small. The fragrance of tea went to our nostrils. Please note that the tea ceremony is a Japanese custom is passed from generation to generation orally and it is convenient to all seasons. However, the gestures, the instruments and the color of the cups are not the same.
Then we went to the temple and Byodoin Ujigawa, these temples were declared UNESCO World Heritage site. When we reached the entrance to the temple Byodoin, I could see two banners royal blue with a white pattern and when we entered the museum Byodoin I saw the little gods musicians, pheonix gold and there was a short documentary on the construction Temple at its origin.
Word of the Day Marilyne C: Bitter taste ...
There is the tea we drink in our home and there is the Japanese tea. When one is accustomed to one of the two, the other, necessarily leaves a bitter taste ...
Today we attended the tea ceremony, a ceremony only Japanese that we have been honored to take part. It is really rewarding to participate in such events that are very special for us. Already, the tea is not the preferred drink of Quebecers, and especially not mine-then the Japanese tea even the most famous, the one who is everywhere, even in ice cream and candy, green tea really was a taste bitter.
When you're not particularly fond of this drink, drink for the first time green tea from Japan is like the first time a child tastes the coffee is bitter and it causes a grimace (which however, careful to conceal).
During the ceremony, which was really an amazing experience, I realized that we still have a few travel days and maybe the tea was not the real object which left me a bitter taste ... 
Gabriel's Word of the Day: The Aesthetics
tea! Japanese green tea. Tea ceremony tea ... I drink and my taste buds immediately reached ecstasy. A tranquil ecstasy. A harmony of the senses ... However, before enjoying this tea, I watched the lobby in Matsui sensei, our host. In one corner, on the ground, white flowers had been placed carefully on a blackboard. The Japanese aesthetic, attention to detail and perfection, was easy to recognize, each object had its place, no trace of disorder ...
Finally, returning to the ceremony as such, I must say that it is difficult to reproduce the atmosphere of it without reducing it. But try briefly: the water boils and let out a little steam. Ten people - we - are in the room reserved for ceremony. Two of them are those that prepare us for tea. The oldest, Matsui sensei, maintains the conversation with his guests and offer them bowls of hot tea. Everyone smiled, a little embarrassed maybe. We drink tea, two more bowls. After drinking that famous green liquid, a heat soothes the body. It's really an art! You can not compare with that of this tea here. The ritual that precedes it contributes to the pleasure and tranquility.
Then, to speak of a place as steeped in God, I went to the temple Byodoin. This temple will remain probably the most intriguing of all - aesthetically valuable! In a museum built for its preservation, one can see sculptures of gods playing a musical instrument. - Photography was forbidden, but I bought a book represantative these deities. So the curious opinion is of great interest. I will bring to college.
last remark of Mr. T. :
Nobody drinks a second time in the same bowl.
Noémie Word of the Day: Heritage
Today, visiting the city of Uji, we discovered three important cultural treasures. First, We attended a tea ceremony. Unlike us who n'observons ritual ceremonies at the church, the Japanese give much importance to daily activities, so they become ceremonies. In fact, tea is much more important for them as the Five o'clock tea is for the British. This tradition continues through a long oral tradition that has existed for at least 500 years. The ceremony is very serious and highly consolidated, yet it is specially made to relax. The instruments used to make tea, the location of the kettle, color cups, floral arrangements and actions of the tea master will vary from one season to another. Here's how the ceremony goes: the tea master begins his guests to sit on the tatami floor and offer them a piece of sweet cake so they do not feel too bitter tea. Then he poured boiling water in a bowl and mix with the powdered tea using a small whisk. Subsequently, he pours the mixture into a cup. He raises and turns to see if the tea is properly prepared. Before giving the cup to the first guest, the tea master greets and welcomes the guest too. Then the person who received the cup must drink the tea three or four sips. In the end, he (she) looks at his cup as he is observing the patterns, colors and signature of the person who made it before filing. Previous actions are repeated for each guest. Each time a new cup is used because only one person can drink more than once in the same. Once everyone had his first cup of tea, the tea master gives small candies sweetened its guests. Then it offers to other tea ones and those who want it. In the end, everyone welcomes the tea master to thank him.
Then we visited the temple Byodoin. This is a historic monument that has been declared as World Heritage by UNESCO. On the roof of this sacred building, there are two major Phoenix (bird reborn from its ashes). Beside the temple there is a museum in which it preserves valuable historical ornaments such as Phoenix gold once stood on the roof of the temple, cornices, which, since the construction of the temple, adorned the roof and golden statuettes representing small Buddhist gods playing music or dancing. To enter the exhibition, there is a screen on which is projected a short documentary that shows how the Byodoin resembled the original. Outside, visitors travel on a small bridge that passes over a small lake filled with carp.
Finally, we crossed the Red Bridge and visited a neighborhood of tea merchants. Both places are very important to the people of Uji, as this city is famous throughout Japan for its excellent tea. The bridge crosses the Red River Uji (Ujigawa in Japanese). This river is known for its high purity. Formerly, people went to Uji draw their water would be used to make tea. Moreover, one can still see, on the railing of the bridge, a ring that used to hang the buckets that people there fell into the River. Near Ujigawa, you can admire a statue of the writer Murasaki Shikibu. She wrote the founding epic of Japanese literature: The Tale of Genji. In the district of tea merchants, there are shops where tea is ground on site. Also, they sell green tea ground in different ways. One can even find mixtures that are used to cold tea, decoction very popular in Japan. On counters, there are the sweet little candies that are used during tea ceremonies. In short, Uji is a beautiful city which contains many historic treasures that I found interesting to discover.
Marilyne Word of the Day The Ceremony
Today we attended a tea ceremony. We first entered a small room covered with tatami mats, where a "hole" with a hot water boiler was placed in the middle of the room. In one corner, there were few decorations which, depending on the season or events change. For us, it was fairly simple decorations. It was actually a flexible branch much like those found in Japan at that time of year.
We are entering one after the other in the room to sit around the hole. A woman in kimono came after us with his assistant and the tea ceremony has begun. It was very ceremonial gesture was unnecessary because no, everything was calculated and done with precision. The assistant was
tea each in turn and we were drinking a few sips. The taste was more pronounced and it was very hot. After emptying the bowl, we could watch our pottery cup and pass it to our neighbors if they wanted to see. The ceremony lasted about an hour and it was very pleasant.
by Mirka Word of the Day: a day in Uji
Today, we went to the tea ceremony in the morning. There was a tatami and in the middle of the room, there was a huge black cauldron. Students of our hostess filled our cup of hot water and green tea all manner of delicate and seemed fearful of displeasing her teacher and of committing a blunder. Our hostess had a purple kimono.
The room was held the tea ceremony was rather small. The fragrance of tea went to our nostrils. Please note that the tea ceremony is a Japanese custom is passed from generation to generation orally and it is convenient to all seasons. However, the gestures, the instruments and the color of the cups are not the same.
Then we went to the temple and Byodoin Ujigawa, these temples were declared UNESCO World Heritage site. When we reached the entrance to the temple Byodoin, I could see two banners royal blue with a white pattern and when we entered the museum Byodoin I saw the little gods musicians, pheonix gold and there was a short documentary on the construction Temple at its origin.
Word of the Day Marilyne C: Bitter taste ...
There is the tea we drink in our home and there is the Japanese tea. When one is accustomed to one of the two, the other, necessarily leaves a bitter taste ...
Today we attended the tea ceremony, a ceremony only Japanese that we have been honored to take part. It is really rewarding to participate in such events that are very special for us. Already, the tea is not the preferred drink of Quebecers, and especially not mine-then the Japanese tea even the most famous, the one who is everywhere, even in ice cream and candy, green tea really was a taste bitter.
When you're not particularly fond of this drink, drink for the first time green tea from Japan is like the first time a child tastes the coffee is bitter and it causes a grimace (which however, careful to conceal).
During the ceremony, which was really an amazing experience, I realized that we still have a few travel days and maybe the tea was not the real object which left me a bitter taste ...
Sunday, January 6, 2008
Spandex Camel Toe Movies
with Murasaki Shikibu, author of the novel dupremier history: the Tale Genji
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