It’s fall again… Time for Rabbits on the Moon
Posted on 29. Sep, 2007 @ 10:17 pm by harvey in Culture Views: 368
Well fall is finally here. Though it’s still crazy hot in Osaka…
One of the things that the Japanese associate with fall is rabbits on the moon.
Last year in October I posted about this fancy little hankerchief with rabbits on the moon making mochi.
One of the things traditionally done in the fall is 月見、which literally means “looking at the moon”… Moon watching. Apparently you’re supposed to do it while eating Dango. Dango are those sweet rice balls on a stick. Possibly because the white dango themselves look like the full moon?
The only image I could find of dango on Japannewbie was in this lunch box picture! The green white and red thing on the left in case you were wondering.
J-List is getting in on the action with these Lucky Moon Rabbit. I’m sure the stores in Japan will be filled with similar items this fall… That is of course unless they’re overshadowed by Halloween goods!
This is testing my cuteness tolerance… Mr. Rabbit.
- Harvey
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