No Easter in Japan?
Mar 9, 2006 | 7:49 am
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No Easter in Japan?
And I thought the Japanese would embrace the whole cutie-pie bunny and egg thing. My kids are going to be disappointed (looks like we'll be in Tokyo that day). I guess I'll bring some bunny chocolates from home to give them. Does anyone know of an Easter ex-pat event in town?
http://www.abc.net.au/correspondents...4/s1089471.htm
http://www.abc.net.au/correspondents...4/s1089471.htm
Mar 9, 2006 | 7:56 am
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Originally Posted by From the linked article
KO OKAZAKI: Well, that's a very difficult question indeed. I don't think Japanese adult people can enjoy having that small chocolate egg type of thing.
Mar 9, 2006 | 8:48 am
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Originally Posted by iahphx
And I thought the Japanese would embrace the whole cutie-pie bunny and egg thing. My kids are going to be disappointed (looks like we'll be in Tokyo that day). I guess I'll bring some bunny chocolates from home to give them. Does anyone know of an Easter ex-pat event in town?
http://www.abc.net.au/correspondents...4/s1089471.htm
http://www.abc.net.au/correspondents...4/s1089471.htm
http://www.weekender.co.jp/new/04040...-services.html
from article on why Easter isn't celebrated: I suppose the Easter equivalent would be a bunny girl outfit, but it would still be tough to completely commercialise Easter, particularly considering the ideas behind it violent death and miraculous rebirth.
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Mar 9, 2006 | 9:21 am
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And then with April 1st being the beginning of the fiscal and school years, you've got all the job moves, school entrance events, etc. to keep you busy, plus it's around cherry blossom season so there's cherry blossom viewing parties. I'd say Japan doesn't really need to glom onto another event at that particular time of year.
Put it in June or July, however....
Put it in June or July, however....
Mar 9, 2006 | 10:14 am
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My young bloke goes to a "supposedly" Christian kindy. I asked one of the teachers there about Easter one day and she just looked at me with a "... are you talking about" look on her face. Needless to say Good Friday is just another day there. Fortuately it's a good kindy and I'm not religious.
Mar 9, 2006 | 10:16 am
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Originally Posted by LapLap
I thought it was traditional to celebrate Easter this way:
http://www.weekender.co.jp/new/04040...-services.html
And the fact that the dates shift around spectacularly from year to year in a seemingly erratic & unpredictable manner doesn't help much.
http://www.weekender.co.jp/new/04040...-services.html
And the fact that the dates shift around spectacularly from year to year in a seemingly erratic & unpredictable manner doesn't help much.
Mar 9, 2006 | 10:22 am
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Originally Posted by Pickles
Translation: "Your question is inane, and I don't know why I'm wasting my time answering your ignorant queries, which make no sense. So I'll make up some stupid-sounding answer so you'll go away and stop bothering me. That way we both avoid losing face, you for asking inane questions, and me for not knowing the answer to them."
Mar 9, 2006 | 4:45 pm
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Originally Posted by kcvt750
Cue the Sanrio guys & watch the holiday explode. 
I can't stand it!
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Mar 9, 2006 | 4:47 pm
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Originally Posted by abmj-jr
Ohh jeez! Theater of the mind. A whole line of dancing Q-Rio with bunny ears.
I can't stand it!
JR
I can't stand it!
JR
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Mar 9, 2006 | 8:17 pm
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Originally Posted by iahphx
And I thought the Japanese would embrace the whole cutie-pie bunny and egg thing. My kids are going to be disappointed (looks like we'll be in Tokyo that day). I guess I'll bring some bunny chocolates from home to give them. Does anyone know of an Easter ex-pat event in town?
http://www.abc.net.au/correspondents...4/s1089471.htm
http://www.abc.net.au/correspondents...4/s1089471.htm