Wednesday 4 January 2012

Snow at the shrine








TL - berries that I don't know the name of
TC - omikuji - fortune slips tied onto branches that are now mostly under snow.
R - a new year fire - people bring back their old shrine mementos / new year greetings decorations etc from the the previous year and burn them.
BC - gohei (paper zigzags)hanging in front of a shrine for a stone
BL - hand washing / purification water (there was ice on it, I decided my hands were pure enough).
C - The tori & shrine.


4 comments:

Theresa said...

I have deep snow envy!

Cecilia said...

My guess is half an hour of snow shovelling would cure it!

Theresa said...

No way, man. Excellent exercise and unless you're old or have a bad back, no problem. Suckers pay for sports clubs and trainers and exercise classes and go on diets. I love snow and that's that.

Cecilia said...

! Fair enough. Actually I don't mind a bit of yuki kaki, but PIL's place has a huge area that needs doing. The car is perhaps 40m maybe more from the road. It's less doing yukikaki and more having to do yukikaki that I find wearing.
Enjoy the winter while it lasts!