Core Kyoto Season 8 Episode 12 The Double Ninth Festival: Beautiful Chrysanthemums Grant Longevity 2020
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The five seasonal festivals to drive out evil originate in Yin and Yang philosophy. The most important is the Double Ninth festival on September 9, the largest, single-digit odd number. Chrysanthemums, a medicinal herb, are used for purification in the 1,000-year-old longevity rituals; hence, the festival's name. A chrysanthemum-boy doll, Noh plays, children's sumo, and floss-adorned chrysanthemums. Discover how the Chrysanthemum Festival has taken on new significance during the pandemic.
- Released: 2020-10-22
- Runtime: 28 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
- Stars: Gary Tegler
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