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by noddy » Sat Jan 01, 2022 10:48 am
happy new years all.
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by Typhoon » Sat Apr 09, 2022 2:44 am
Hanami - flower viewing - specifically sakura - cherry blossoms - season.
Gion, Kyoto.
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by Typhoon » Sat Apr 09, 2022 2:47 am
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by Typhoon » Sat Apr 09, 2022 2:47 am
Takenaka-Inari-Jinja Shrine, Kyoto.
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by Heracleum Persicum » Sat Apr 09, 2022 3:06 am
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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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by noddy » Sat Apr 09, 2022 3:57 am
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.
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by Typhoon » Sat Apr 09, 2022 7:27 am
Heracleum Persicum wrote: ↑ Sat Apr 09, 2022 3:06 am
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Are these cherry trees only flowering trees or they produce also cherry ?
Ornamental cherry trees. No cherry fruit.
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) ?
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
Also interested to know when first Cherry tree was introduced in Japan ?
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Native to Japan.
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by Typhoon » Sat Apr 09, 2022 11:01 pm
noddy wrote: ↑ Sat Apr 09, 2022 3:57 am
a little known fact is that after cherry blossom season, its cherry windfall season
Osaka.
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noddy wrote: ↑ Sat Apr 09, 2022 3:57 am
which turns into rat plague season.
its not as pretty, so is less photographed.
Too many feral cats for there to be rats.
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by Typhoon » Mon Apr 11, 2022 7:30 am
The stream at the Walk of Philosophy. Kyoto.
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by Parodite » Wed Apr 13, 2022 8:34 am
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Deep down I'm very superficial
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by Typhoon » Fri Apr 15, 2022 6:50 pm
A triple.
A happy Passover to all who celebrate.
A happy Easter to all who celebrate.
A happy Ramadan to all who celebrate.
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by Heracleum Persicum » Fri Apr 15, 2022 7:54 pm
Typhoon wrote: ↑ Fri Apr 15, 2022 6:50 pm
A triple.
A happy Passover to all who celebrate.
A happy Easter to all who celebrate.
A happy Ramadan to all who celebrate.
What about the Atheist
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by Typhoon » Fri Apr 15, 2022 8:43 pm
Heracleum Persicum wrote: ↑ Fri Apr 15, 2022 7:54 pm
Typhoon wrote: ↑ Fri Apr 15, 2022 6:50 pm
A triple.
A happy Passover to all who celebrate.
A happy Easter to all who celebrate.
A happy Ramadan to all who celebrate.
What about the Atheist
Spring Equinox | 2022 - Mar - 20 for the astronomically inclined.
Which reminds me. A belated Nowruz | نوروز to those who celebrate.
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by Nonc Hilaire » Fri Apr 15, 2022 11:13 pm
“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
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by noddy » Sat Apr 16, 2022 12:57 am
Heracleum Persicum wrote: ↑ Fri Apr 15, 2022 7:54 pm
Typhoon wrote: ↑ Fri Apr 15, 2022 6:50 pm
A triple.
A happy Passover to all who celebrate.
A happy Easter to all who celebrate.
A happy Ramadan to all who celebrate.
What about the Atheist
.
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.
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by noddy » Sun Apr 17, 2022 2:44 am
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.
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by Miss_Faucie_Fishtits » Sun Apr 17, 2022 6:30 pm
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She irons her jeans, she's evil.........
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by Typhoon » Mon Apr 25, 2022 5:37 pm
A happy Orthodox Easter to all who celebrate.
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by Nonc Hilaire » Mon May 30, 2022 5:20 pm
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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.”
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by Typhoon » Sat Jul 02, 2022 12:37 am
A happy Canada Day to all the Canadians.
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by Typhoon » Mon Jul 04, 2022 8:25 pm
A happy 4th of July to all the Americans.
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