Today we went to a festival of poetry that was held thousands of years ago. They floated a cup full of sake down a stream in a wooden duck. They stopped the duck at each poet and the poets each take a sip. Then someone chants the poem to the shrine maiden and it starts again.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Poetry Parade
Today we went to a festival of poetry that was held thousands of years ago. They floated a cup full of sake down a stream in a wooden duck. They stopped the duck at each poet and the poets each take a sip. Then someone chants the poem to the shrine maiden and it starts again.
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