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Episode 31: Tsukimi, the Moon Viewing Festival
Monday, 26 November, 2012
Tsukimi or Otsukimi (月見)literally means “moon-viewing,” and refers to Japanese festivals honoring the autumn moon. The days for the celebration of the full moon and the celebration of the waxing moon normally fall in September and October of the modern solar calendar. The tradition is thought to date back to the Heian era (794—1185) when […]