1/23/2011

Koohaku red and white

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Red and White Daruma 紅白だるま koohaku



They come in a pair in red and white,
an auspicious combination for extra good luck!

kohaku


. WKD : The color RED in Japanese culture  

. WKD : The color WHITE in Japanese culture  


Battle of Dan-no-Ura 壇ノ浦の合戦


源氏の白旗、white - 平氏の赤旗 red

The use goes back to the times of the Genpei war. 源平
In addition, this war and its aftermath established white and red , the colors of the Minamoto and Taira standards, respectively, as Japan's national colors.
Today, these colors can be seen on the flag of Japan, and also in banners and flags in sumo and other traditional activities.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genpei_War


. The Serpent Pond 蛇の池 at Heigun, Yamaguchi .
and the swords of the Genpei war.

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Auspicious food in red and white

. Washoku : Red and White Food  


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one of a kind Daruma cards
Each one wears a different patterened robe



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koohaku uta gassen 紅白歌合戦
Red and White Song Battle




more commonly known as simply Kōhaku, is an annual music show on New Year's Eve produced by Japanese public broadcaster NHK and broadcast on both television and radio, nationally and internationally by NHK's networks and some overseas (mainly cable) broadcasters which bought the program. The show ends shortly before midnight.

Literally "Red and White Song Battle," the program divides the most popular music artists of the year into competing teams of red and white.
The "red" team or akagumi (赤組, 紅組) is composed of all female artists (or groups with female vocals), while
the "white" team or shirogumi (白組) is all male (or groups with male vocals).
© More in the WIKIPEDIA !

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. Reference : Red and White in Japan






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