The 8th of April there is a festival called Hana-Matsuri. It is celebrated all over Japan, but we will celebrate it on Tokyo.
- Hana-Matsuri
Hana-Matsuri refers to the memorial service performed at temples throughout Japan to celebrate the birth of Buddha on April 8th. It is formally called Kanbutsue. On this day, small buildings decorated with flowers are made at temples and a tanjobustu (baby Buddha figurine) is placed inside. This figurine is sprinkled by worshippers using a ladle with ama-cha, which is a beverage made by soaking tealeaves in hot water Some people take this ama-cha home and drink it as holy water.
MONEY SPENT: 20
BUDGET LEFT: 1961,8
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