Thursday, April 23, 2020

(2089) The Olympic plot thickens

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And after the basic Japanese Olympic souvenirs, we go a little deeper: Olympic teruterubozu (てるてる坊主), a handmade doll-talisman you hang on your window when you want to have good weather the next day. "Teru" (てる/照る)  means "to shine" (as in "the sun shines") and "bozu" (坊主) means "Buddhist priest" and "little boy".

(For a bigger version of this picture both in color and black and white, check my "Japan Arekore" set on Flickr).

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