Japan Tradıtıon

JAPAN TRADITIONEPA02202761 JAPANESE WOMEN DRESSED İN THE CLOTHİNG OF THE HEİAN PERİOD (794-1192) PLANT RİCE SEEDLİNGS DURİNG THE 'OTAUE' RİCE PLANTİNG

epa02202761 Japanese women dressed in the clothing of the Heian Period (794-1192) plant rice seedlings during the 'Otaue' rice planting ceremony at Sumiyoshi Shinto shrine in Osaka, western Japan, 14 June 2010. Dating back to the 3rd century, the Otaue ceremony, or Rice-transplanting ceremony in English, is annually celebrated on the 14 June, the beginning of Japan's rainy season. Rice will be harvested on 17 Octoberthen dedicated to the ancient gods.  EPA/TOMOFUMI NAKANO
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