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Hana Matsuri (or Kanbutsue) is a festival celebrated on April 8 in most Buddhist temples in the Japan to mark the birth of the historical Buddha.
Hana Matsuri, the spring flower festival
Hana Matsuri is a religious festival celebrated throughout Asia, including Japan. The anniversary of the birth of the historical Buddha Shaka, it traditionally took place on the 8th day of the 4th month of the lunar calendar, which nowadays corresponds to a variable date between April and early June.
Japan fixed it on April 8 during the Meiji era (1868 – 1912) after adopting the Gregorian calendar. The name Hana Matsuri (花祭り) meaning the flower festival dates back to the beginning of the 20th century and was coined because the date coincided with the flower season. sakura in the Kanto region, the cherry blossom.
The celebration is also commonly known as Kanbutsue (灌仏会, literally gathering to sprinkle Buddha with ama-cha.
This gesture is intended to reproduce Shaka's first bath: at birth, the child would have been purified by a sweet rain triggered by 8 great dragon kings or the 9-headed dragon Kuzuryu, depending on the versions of the story. legend.
Hana Matsuri therefore initially celebrates Buddha, but has also become synonymous with the arrival of spring, as well as an additional opportunity to pray for the health of young children, who are frequently associated with the festival.
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