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+ | The '''Bon Festival''' was a [[festival]] of remembrance and reverence towards a family's departed [[ancestors]]. It was also known as '''Paper Lartern Festival'''. <ref name="MoM157">''Masters of Magic'', p. 157</ref> |
== Nature of the Festival == |
== Nature of the Festival == |
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| − | During the [[festival]], a family's ancestors, as well as the malevolent spirits of those who met violent ends or who had no grave, returned to the homes of their descendants. Extended families came together across [[Rokugan]] at this time and provided two sets of altars for the [[spirit]]s: one for the ancestors of their family and one for the spirits of those with no remaining family to provide an altar for them. <ref name="Phoenix30">''Way of the Phoenix'', p. 30</ref> |
+ | During the [[festival]], in the last day of the [[month of the Dog]], <ref name="WCKS67">''Winter Court: Kyuden Seppun'', p. 67</ref> a family's ancestors, as well as the malevolent spirits of those who met violent ends or who had no grave, returned to the homes of their descendants. Extended families came together across [[Rokugan]] at this time and provided two sets of altars for the [[spirit]]s: one for the ancestors of their family and one for the spirits of those with no remaining family to provide an altar for them. <ref name="Phoenix30">''Way of the Phoenix'', p. 30</ref> |
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+ | == Parade of the Dead == |
| + | [[Image:Bon Festival at Ryoko Owari.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Bon Festival at Ryoko Owari]] |
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Rokugani traveled to the graves where their ancestors were interred, light lanterns to greet their spirits, and then returned to their homes, hanging the lanters outside to guide the spirits to them. That night, the local [[shugenja]] would perform a Bon dance to entertain the gathered spirits, preventing them from becoming angry and harming people. The shugenja would travel from house to house, so they could dance for every local family. <ref name="Phoenix30"/> |
Rokugani traveled to the graves where their ancestors were interred, light lanterns to greet their spirits, and then returned to their homes, hanging the lanters outside to guide the spirits to them. That night, the local [[shugenja]] would perform a Bon dance to entertain the gathered spirits, preventing them from becoming angry and harming people. The shugenja would travel from house to house, so they could dance for every local family. <ref name="Phoenix30"/> |
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| − | The streets were filled with representations of the [[Kami|Great Kami]], the [Dragon |
+ | The streets were filled with representations of the [[Kami|Great Kami]], the [[Dragon]]s of Myth, and white-faced ‘[[ghost]]s’ and [[spirit]]s of the past. The Bon Festival was a time when the dead souls of the past were closest to their heirs in the world. <ref name="NoaTS6">''Night of a Thousand Screams'', p. 6</ref> The celebration was known as the ''Parade of the Dead". <ref>''Night of a Thousand Screams'', p. 41</ref>'' |
During the festival, there were [[fireworks]], parades, music, traditional dances, and long twisting streamers. Cakes made of bleached white rice and covered in brown sugar were made to remind people that death (symbolized by the white) was a part of all life. <ref name="NoaTS6"/> |
During the festival, there were [[fireworks]], parades, music, traditional dances, and long twisting streamers. Cakes made of bleached white rice and covered in brown sugar were made to remind people that death (symbolized by the white) was a part of all life. <ref name="NoaTS6"/> |
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| + | === Paper Lantern Festival === |
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| ⚫ | At the end of the festival, the people sent the spirits back to the [[Spirit Realms|worlds beyond]]. The people guided the spirits by floating lit candles and paper lanterns down nearby rivers <ref name="Phoenix30"/> in the called |
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| + | [[Image:Paper Lantern Festival.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Paper Lantern Festival]] |
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| ⚫ | At the end of the festival, the people sent the spirits back to the [[Spirit Realms|worlds beyond]]. The people guided the spirits by floating lit candles and paper lanterns down nearby rivers <ref name="Phoenix30"/> in the called '''Paper Lantern Festival'''. <ref>[http://imperialassembly.com/oracle/#cardid=5871 Paper Lantern Festival] (Rise of the Shogun Title)</ref> It marked the end of the [[Bon Festival]]. <ref>''Way of the Phoenix'', p. 30</ref> |
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| + | == Special Events == |
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| + | === Kyuden Doji === |
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| + | At [[Kyuden Doji]] great basins were filled of water from the sea into which the Lady [[Doji]] disappeared. At [[Kyuden Bayushi]] the inner rooms were filled with the water of the [[Sleeping Lake|holy lake]] both [[Bayushi]] and [[Shosuro]] rested in. <ref>''Rokugan'', p. 123</ref> |
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| + | === Kyuden Kumiko === |
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| + | In [[1168]] in the [[Month of the Rooster]] the [[Mantis Clan|Mantis]] held a Bon Festival in [[Kyuden Kumiko]] which ended with the usual paper boats. The release of brightly colored floating lanterns by the celebrants could be seen all the way to the mainland. <ref>Paper Lantern Festival [http://www.kazenoshiro.com/kazenoshiro/7/RoSflavor.php (Rise of the Shogun flavor)]</ref> The festival marked athe completion of its new port, the [[Broken Wave City]], in the [[Kaigen's Island]], <ref>''Vacant Throne'', pp. 43-44</ref> a city built to honor [[Yoritomo Kumiko]], dead in the [[Battle of Broken Waves]]. <ref name=FireThunder3>[http://www.kazenoshiro.com/kazenoshiro/7/h7e03p60.php The War of Fire & Thunder, Part 3], by [[Shawn Carman]]</ref> |
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== External Links == |
== External Links == |
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+ | * [http://imperialassembly.com/oracle/#cardid=1091 Bon Festival] (Imperial) |
| + | * [http://imperialassembly.com/oracle/#cardid=5871 Paper Lantern Festival] (Rise of the Shogun) |
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Revision as of 15:09, 3 December 2018
Bon Festival
The Bon Festival was a festival of remembrance and reverence towards a family's departed ancestors. It was also known as Paper Lartern Festival. [1]
Nature of the Festival
During the festival, in the last day of the month of the Dog, [2] a family's ancestors, as well as the malevolent spirits of those who met violent ends or who had no grave, returned to the homes of their descendants. Extended families came together across Rokugan at this time and provided two sets of altars for the spirits: one for the ancestors of their family and one for the spirits of those with no remaining family to provide an altar for them. [3]
Parade of the Dead
Bon Festival at Ryoko Owari
Rokugani traveled to the graves where their ancestors were interred, light lanterns to greet their spirits, and then returned to their homes, hanging the lanters outside to guide the spirits to them. That night, the local shugenja would perform a Bon dance to entertain the gathered spirits, preventing them from becoming angry and harming people. The shugenja would travel from house to house, so they could dance for every local family. [3]
The streets were filled with representations of the Great Kami, the Dragons of Myth, and white-faced ‘ghosts’ and spirits of the past. The Bon Festival was a time when the dead souls of the past were closest to their heirs in the world. [4] The celebration was known as the Parade of the Dead". [5]
During the festival, there were fireworks, parades, music, traditional dances, and long twisting streamers. Cakes made of bleached white rice and covered in brown sugar were made to remind people that death (symbolized by the white) was a part of all life. [4]
Paper Lantern Festival
Paper Lantern Festival
At the end of the festival, the people sent the spirits back to the worlds beyond. The people guided the spirits by floating lit candles and paper lanterns down nearby rivers [3] in the called Paper Lantern Festival. [6] It marked the end of the Bon Festival. [7]
Special Events
Kyuden Doji
At Kyuden Doji great basins were filled of water from the sea into which the Lady Doji disappeared. At Kyuden Bayushi the inner rooms were filled with the water of the holy lake both Bayushi and Shosuro rested in. [8]
Kyuden Kumiko
In 1168 in the Month of the Rooster the Mantis held a Bon Festival in Kyuden Kumiko which ended with the usual paper boats. The release of brightly colored floating lanterns by the celebrants could be seen all the way to the mainland. [9] The festival marked athe completion of its new port, the Broken Wave City, in the Kaigen's Island, [10] a city built to honor Yoritomo Kumiko, dead in the Battle of Broken Waves. [11]
External Links
Bon Festival at Ryoko Owari
- Bon Festival (Imperial)
- Paper Lantern Festival (Rise of the Shogun)
References
- ↑ Masters of Magic, p. 157
- ↑ Winter Court: Kyuden Seppun, p. 67
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Way of the Phoenix, p. 30
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Night of a Thousand Screams, p. 6
- ↑ Night of a Thousand Screams, p. 41
- ↑ Paper Lantern Festival (Rise of the Shogun Title)
- ↑ Way of the Phoenix, p. 30
- ↑ Rokugan, p. 123
- ↑ Paper Lantern Festival (Rise of the Shogun flavor)
- ↑ Vacant Throne, pp. 43-44
- ↑ The War of Fire & Thunder, Part 3, by Shawn Carman
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