Hari Kuyou 2018
Blunt needles and bent Pins
Aurelia has stuck blunt needles and bent pins into a block of tofu.
Arrangement
Because we live in a household which is deeply involved with textiles and needlework, we think it appropriate to acknowledge Hari Kuyou.
Click here for a link to a site which explains this custom.
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Remembering
After stitching many clothes and quilts for Hittys and humans last year, it is time for the weary needles and pins to retire. They have been forced through stiff fabrics for so long, and they now get to rest, being pushed into the soft tofu with grateful prayers, and left as offerings at a Shinto shrine.
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Gratitude
Very interesting…and lovely setting for this moment.
Thank you! We are lucky enough to find little props here and there, and the grape Hyacinth and flowering plum were quite obliging!!
What a lovely, endearing, GOOD little custom to learn of! one could add one’s gardening tools, and the screwdriver that I misused … You are a beloved treasure yourself – may your ability to lift our spirits and keep them engaged be forever renewed. I thank you!
I believe there are ceremonies to retire cutlery. We find the Hittys keep us uplifted a little at a time, and we are glad you enjoy them too!
Aurelia looks beautiful in her kimono, I love that little lantern.
The lantern was a church sale item – 25 cents I think! The Quimper Hittys have been waiting for the right moment to use it!
I am fascinated by this ritual..thanks for sharing that link. Such wonderful respect given to theses traditional tools of women and to the women themselves. Aurelia is lovely in her oh so correct Kimono. Great pics. Thank you!!
Thank you very much, we really like this celebration too, and Aurelia was happy to be the Quimper Hitty representative this year!