A Flavour of Japan (Food & Festivals)
By Teresa Fisher.
Description
This is an introduction to Buddhism, Shintoism and other Japanese folk traditions and their respective festivals such as Shoatsu (New Years Day), Setsebun (Bean-throwing ceremony) and the children's festivals of Hina Matsuri (Girl's Day) and Kodomo-no-hi (Children's Day) and Shichi-go-san (seven-five-three festival). The book is one of a series which explores religion and food through festivals. There is a farming section which introduces geographical information , the major food products of each country and how they are produced. There are also four simple, illustrated step-...
ISBN(s)
0750224630, 9780750224635
