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  2. Sagichō Fire Festival - Wikipedia

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    The Sagichō Fire Festival (Japanese: 左義長), also called Dondoyaki (Japanese: どんど焼き) or by other names, is a festival celebrated in Japan, usually on January 14 or 15. [1] During this local event, town or village residents burn their gate pine and other New Year's decorations, as well as to pray for good fortune in the new year.

  3. Festival of fire - Wikipedia

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    The Festival of fire or the Celebration with theme of fire is held in many places of the ... Sagicho Fire Festival, in many places in Japan; The Yi people's Torch ...

  4. Japanese festivals - Wikipedia

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    Japanese festivals are traditional festive occasions often celebrated with dance and music in Japan.In Japan, festivals are called matsuri (祭り), and the origin of the word matsuri is related to the kami (神, Shinto deities); there are theories that the word matsuri is derived from matsu (待つ) meaning "to wait (for the kami to descend)", tatematsuru (献る) meaning "to make offerings ...

  5. Talk:Kakizome - Wikipedia

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    At the same time here it states that the Sagicho is truly on the evening of January 14th, or morning of January 15th, and that Kakizome is indeed burned. Are the times of Sagicho matsuri arbitrary? Urokugaeshi ( talk ) 01:09, 1 January 2014 (UTC) [ reply ]

  6. Shalako - Wikipedia

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    Shulawitsi, Little Fire God, and his father, Shulawatsi An Tatchu, precede the Shalako. Shulawitsi, portrayed by a young boy carrying cedar bark torches, lights preparatory fires. They are followed by Saiyatasha or Longhorn, Rain Priest of the North, and Hututu, Rain Priest of the South, accompanied by a Yamuhakto, their helpers.

  7. 'The Voice' contestant gives strangely smiley performance of ...

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    The Voice Season 24 Knockout Rounds continued apace Monday, and the episode was packed with twists and turns and Saves and Steals. In fact, a whopping five Steals were used by the night’s end ...

  8. Buddhist temple accidentally set on fire at lantern festival ...

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    In the past, the lanterns have burned homes to the ground and caused damage to power lines, according to one outlet.

  9. Rainmaking (ritual) - Wikipedia

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    A rain dance being performed in Harar, Eastern Ethiopia Rain dance, ca. 1920 (from the Potawatomi agency, presumably Prairie Band Potawatomi people) Rainmaking is a weather modification ritual that attempts to invoke rain. It is based on the belief that humans can influence nature, spirits, or the ancestors who withhold or bring rain. [1]