The Man'yōshū (万葉集, literally "Collection of Ten Thousand Leaves", Japanese pronunciation: [maɰ̃joꜜːɕɯː]) is the oldest extant collection of Japanese waka (poetry in Classical Japanese), compiled sometime after AD 759 during the Nara period.The anthology is one of the most revered of Japan's poetic compilations. The compiler, or the last in a series of compilers, is today ...

Tanabata (Japanese: たなばた or 七夕, meaning "Evening of the seventh"), also known as the Star Festival (星祭り, Hoshimatsuri), is a Japanese festival originating from the Chinese Qixi Festival. It celebrates the meeting of the deities Orihime and Hikoboshi (represented by the stars Vega and Altair respectively). According to legend, the Milky Way separates these lovers, and …

Nov 15, 2022 · Derniers chiffres du Coronavirus issus du CSSE 15/11/2022 (mardi 15 novembre 2022). Au niveau mondial le nombre total de cas est de 635 879 936, le nombre de guérisons est de 0, le nombre de décès est de 6 612 669. Le taux de mortalité est de 1,04%, le taux de guérison est de 0,00% et le taux de personnes encore malade est de 98,96% Pour consulter le détail …

Ephemerality (from the Greek word ἐφήμερος, meaning 'lasting only one day') is the concept of things being transitory, existing only briefly.Academically, the term ephemeral constitutionally describes a diverse assortment of things and experiences, from digital media to types of streams. " There is no single definition of ephemerality". With respect to unique performances, for …

The Tale of Genji (源氏物語, Genji monogatari, pronounced [ɡeɲdʑi monoɡaꜜtaɾi]) is a classic work of Japanese literature written in the early 11th century by the noblewoman and lady-in-waiting Murasaki Shikibu.The original manuscript, created around the peak of the Heian period, no longer exists.It was made in "concertina" or orihon style: several sheets of paper pasted …

Iroha; Original title: いろは歌: Country: Japan: Language: Japanese: Meter: or: The Iroha (いろは) is a Japanese poem. Originally the poem was attributed to the founder of the Shingon Esoteric sect of Buddhism in Japan, Kūkai, but more modern research has found the date of composition to be later in the Heian period (794–1179). The first record of its existence dates from 1079.

概要. 和歌」の語は漢詩に対比される日本語詩を意味する言葉として造られた。 『万葉集』の題詞に同義の「倭歌」「倭詩」や日本語の挽歌を意味する「日本挽歌」の字句が見られる。 なお、『万葉集』題詞に見られる「和歌」は応答歌、唱和歌を意味し、この項の「和歌」とは別義であ …

Radric Delantic Davis (born February 12, 1980), known professionally as Gucci Mane, is an American rapper and record executive.He helped pioneer the hip hop subgenre of trap music alongside fellow Atlanta-based rappers T.I. and Young Jeezy, particularly in the 2000s and 2010s. In 2005, Gucci Mane debuted with Trap House, followed by his second album, Hard to Kill in …

Various Māori traditions recount how their ancestors set out from their homeland in waka hourua, large twin-hulled ocean-going canoes ().Some of these traditions name a mythical homeland called Hawaiki.. Among these is the story of Kupe, who had eloped with Kuramarotini, the wife of Hoturapa, the owner of the great canoe Matahourua, whom Kupe had murdered.

Shigin (Japanese: 詩吟, IPA: ) is a performance of reciting a Japanese poem or a Chinese poem read in Japanese, each poem (詩 shi) usually chanted (吟 gin) by an individual or in a group.Reciting can be done loudly before a large audience, softly to a few friends, or quietly to the reciter themselves. Each reciting is also termed gin.Any forms of Japanese and Chinese …

The kuge (公家) was a Japanese aristocratic class that dominated the Japanese Imperial Court in Kyoto. The kuge were important from the establishment of Kyoto as the capital during the Heian period in the late 8th century until the rise of the Kamakura shogunate in the 12th century, at which point it was eclipsed by the bushi.The kuge still provided a weak court around the …

The genus Chrysanthemum are perennial herbaceous flowering plants, sometimes subshrubs.The leaves are alternate, divided into leaflets and may be pinnatisect, lobed, or serrate (toothed) but rarely entire. The compound inflorescence is an array of several flower heads, or sometimes a solitary head.The head has a base covered in layers of phyllaries.The simple row …

The Dinka are a mainly agro-pastoral people inhabiting the Bahr el Ghazal region of the Nile basin, Jonglei and parts of southern Kordufan and Upper Nile regions. They number around 1.5 million, about 10% of the population. of Sudan. The Arabian rebab has found a home among the Nuba peoples.; The Senegambian Fula have migrated as far as Sudan at various times, often …

A currach (Irish: curach [ˈkʊɾˠəx]) is a type of Irish boat with a wooden frame, over which animal skins or hides were once stretched, though now canvas is more usual. It is sometimes anglicised as "curragh". The construction and design of the currach are unique to the west coasts of Ireland. It is referred to as a naomhóg [n̪ˠiːˈwoːɡ] in counties Cork, Waterford and Kerry and as a ...