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Shisa (Japanese: シーサー, Hepburn: shīsā, Okinawan: シーサー, romanized: shiisaa) is a traditional Ryukyuan cultural artifact and decoration derived from Chinese guardian lions, often seen in similar pairs, resembling a cross between a lion and a dog, from Okinawan mythology. Shisa are wards, believed to protect from some evils.
Shisha, sheesha, or Shisheh may refer to: Mu‘assel or shisha tobacco, ... Shisa, a type of Japanese statue derived from Chinese guardian lions; Shish (disambiguation)
A hookah (also see other names), [1] [2] [3] shisha, [3] or waterpipe [3] is a single- or multi-stemmed instrument for heating or vaporizing and then smoking either tobacco, flavored tobacco (often muʽassel), or sometimes cannabis, hashish and opium. [3]
A pair of komainu, the "a" on the right, the "um" on the left. Komainu (狛犬), often called lion-dogs in English, are statue pairs of lion-like creatures, which traditionally guard the entrance or gate of the shrine, or placed in front of or within the honden (inner sanctum) of Japanese Shinto shrines.
It is especially common on Japanese railways, where it is referred to as shisa kanko (指差喚呼), shisa kakunin kanko (指差確認喚呼) or yubisashi koshō (指差呼称); in Mainland Chinese and Taiwanese railways, where it is called 指差呼唤; 指差確認 (zhǐchā hūhuàn); and in Indonesian railways, where it is known as tunjuk ...
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How to Make My 20-Minute Tomato Orzo Soup. To make four to five servings, you’ll need: 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil. 3 cups fresh or frozen mirepoix (about 1 pound)
In the end, Lutnick argued tariffs mean “the economy of the United States will be much, much better.” CNN’s Matt Egan, Elisabeth Buchwald, Alicia Wallace, Kayla Tausche and Paula Newton ...