tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5009286877079785273.post1350837141395432462..comments2014-07-31T08:13:47.231-07:00Comments on Climb Your Tree!: Japan's Itako a Dying BreedUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5009286877079785273.post-65666405651239807452009-08-24T23:04:51.798-07:002009-08-24T23:04:51.798-07:00Very interesting article.
'Forgetting about...Very interesting article. <br /><br />'Forgetting about the dead' is one of the saddest sentiments I can imagine. If we don't remember them, who will?<br /><br />At the very least Japan still has a national holiday period -- "obon" -- where people go back to their hometowns to remember their ancestors. As long as that stays part of the Japanese calendar, a certain reverence for the past will be maintained.Scottnoreply@blogger.com