Uzukiyoka no Tentoubana - Uzukiyoka no Tentoubana

Japanese: 卯月八日の天道花 - うづきようかのてんとうばな
Uzukiyoka no Tentoubana - Uzukiyoka no Tentoubana

...Placing seasonal flowers such as azaleas at the water outlet of the seedbed is a sign to welcome the rice field god at the start of farming. On the 8th day of the 4th lunar month, flowers picked from the mountains are attached to the end of a bamboo pole and hung high at the entrance to the house. This is called "Tentōbana on the 8th day of Uzuki." On this day, people go mountain climbing to nearby mountains and pick azaleas and other flowers.

*Some of the terminology used in reference to "Tendou flowers on the eighth day of Uzuki" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…苗代の水口にツツジなど季節の花をさすのは,農耕の開始にあたって田の神を迎えるしるしである。陰暦4月8日に竹ざおの先に山から採ってきた花をつけ,家の門口に高く掲げる風は〈卯月(うづき)八日の天道花(てんとうばな)〉と呼ばれる。この日は山遊びといって近くの山に登り,ツツジの花などを採ってくる。…

※「卯月八日の天道花」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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