Show threadCamellia Tea CeremonyApr 9, 2024

Although not a national holiday, most temples hold celebrations for Kanbutsu-e.

It's customary to pour 'ama-cha' (甘茶), a herbal tea made from the fermented leaves of a type of hydrangea, over small Buddha statues decorated with flowers...as if bathing a newborn baby.

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Camellia Tea CeremonyApr 9, 2024

🙏BUDDHA'S BIRTHDAY🎂

anointing the heads
of children too...
Buddha's birthday tea
子どもらも天窓に浴る甘茶哉
-Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶), 1818.
Trans. David Lanoue.

On April 8th Buddha's Birthday, known as 'Kanbutsu-e' (灌仏会) or 'Hana-matsuri' (花祭り 'Flower Festival'), is celebrated at many temples.

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