Spirit of the Season
- Apollonius
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Happy New Year everyone!
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Hanami - flower viewing - specifically sakura - cherry blossoms - season.
Gion, Kyoto.
Gion, Kyoto.
May the gods preserve and defend me from self-righteous altruists; I can defend myself from my enemies and my friends.
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May the gods preserve and defend me from self-righteous altruists; I can defend myself from my enemies and my friends.
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Takenaka-Inari-Jinja Shrine, Kyoto.
May the gods preserve and defend me from self-righteous altruists; I can defend myself from my enemies and my friends.
- Heracleum Persicum
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Are these cherry trees only flowering trees or they produce also cherry ?
If they also bear real cherry, is cherry abundant in Japan ? and not so expensive (like all fruits) ?
Also interested to know when first Cherry tree was introduced in Japan ?
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Are these cherry trees only flowering trees or they produce also cherry ?
If they also bear real cherry, is cherry abundant in Japan ? and not so expensive (like all fruits) ?
Also interested to know when first Cherry tree was introduced in Japan ?
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a little known fact is that after cherry blossom season, its cherry windfall season which turns into rat plague season.
its not as pretty, so is less photographed.
its not as pretty, so is less photographed.
ultracrepidarian
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Ornamental cherry trees. No cherry fruit.Heracleum Persicum wrote: ↑Sat Apr 09, 2022 3:06 am .
Are these cherry trees only flowering trees or they produce also cherry ?
Well, you can buy cherries at a store. Not sure how the price compares to other nations in terms of PPP.Heracleum Persicum wrote: ↑Sat Apr 09, 2022 3:06 am
If they also bear real cherry, is cherry abundant in Japan ? and not so expensive (like all fruits) ?
Native to Japan.Heracleum Persicum wrote: ↑Sat Apr 09, 2022 3:06 am Also interested to know when first Cherry tree was introduced in Japan ?
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May the gods preserve and defend me from self-righteous altruists; I can defend myself from my enemies and my friends.
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Osaka.
Too many feral cats for there to be rats.
May the gods preserve and defend me from self-righteous altruists; I can defend myself from my enemies and my friends.
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The stream at the Walk of Philosophy. Kyoto.
May the gods preserve and defend me from self-righteous altruists; I can defend myself from my enemies and my friends.
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A triple.
A happy Passover to all who celebrate.
A happy Easter to all who celebrate.
A happy Ramadan to all who celebrate.
A happy Passover to all who celebrate.
A happy Easter to all who celebrate.
A happy Ramadan to all who celebrate.
May the gods preserve and defend me from self-righteous altruists; I can defend myself from my enemies and my friends.
- Heracleum Persicum
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Spring Equinox | 2022 - Mar - 20 for the astronomically inclined.
Which reminds me. A belated Nowruz | نوروز to those who celebrate.
May the gods preserve and defend me from self-righteous altruists; I can defend myself from my enemies and my friends.
- Nonc Hilaire
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https://youtu.be/Li2hddmy63U
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“Christ has no body now but yours. Yours are the eyes through which he looks with compassion on this world. Yours are the feet with which he walks among His people to do good. Yours are the hands through which he blesses His creation.”
Teresa of Ávila
Teresa of Ávila
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Athiests follow Christmas and Easter as much as many christians, the feeling guilty about not going to the church is removed - the rest is all the same - a few days of drinking and feasting with friends and family and a break from work.
it is just winter and spring festival times - goes back far longer than any of the religions, every human owns those dates.
except us southern hemisphere folks - it becomes summer and autumn festivals and all the metaphors and imagery are a bit screwed up.
ultracrepidarian
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im not a christian, so im not fussed if you think im not following christian thoughts, which you apparently understand better than christians do.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%92ostre
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yule
these cultural holidays go back forever, they are tied to the seasons, the celebration of being alive with friends/family and with work thats about to begin, or work that has just finished.
the old pagan meanings never went away, they just got extra Christian meanings on top, which Christians are pefectly capable of expressing if they wish
the rest of us take a break from work, and relax, as we have always done.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%92ostre
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yule
these cultural holidays go back forever, they are tied to the seasons, the celebration of being alive with friends/family and with work thats about to begin, or work that has just finished.
the old pagan meanings never went away, they just got extra Christian meanings on top, which Christians are pefectly capable of expressing if they wish
the rest of us take a break from work, and relax, as we have always done.
ultracrepidarian
- Miss_Faucie_Fishtits
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- Heracleum Persicum
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Just over half of Canadian respondents say they believe religion does more harm than good in the world, according to a new survey.
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A happy Orthodox Easter to all who celebrate.
May the gods preserve and defend me from self-righteous altruists; I can defend myself from my enemies and my friends.
- Nonc Hilaire
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“Christ has no body now but yours. Yours are the eyes through which he looks with compassion on this world. Yours are the feet with which he walks among His people to do good. Yours are the hands through which he blesses His creation.”
Teresa of Ávila
Teresa of Ávila
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A happy Canada Day to all the Canadians.
May the gods preserve and defend me from self-righteous altruists; I can defend myself from my enemies and my friends.
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A happy 4th of July to all the Americans.
May the gods preserve and defend me from self-righteous altruists; I can defend myself from my enemies and my friends.
- Miss_Faucie_Fishtits
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She irons her jeans, she's evil.........
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May the gods preserve and defend me from self-righteous altruists; I can defend myself from my enemies and my friends.