The sons of Eboshi
Four young men take part in traditional coming-of-age Eboshi-Gi rites in Shizuhara, a village in Japan's Kyoto province. The Shinto ceremony of Samurai orgin marks the young men's passage into adulthood and initiates them into the local youth association.Families prepare for the Eboshi-Gi...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Japanese |
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Watertown, MA
Documentary Educational Resources
2007, c2007
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| Series: | Ethnographic video online, volume 1
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| Collection: | Ethnographic Video Online Vol. 1 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Four young men take part in traditional coming-of-age Eboshi-Gi rites in Shizuhara, a village in Japan's Kyoto province. The Shinto ceremony of Samurai orgin marks the young men's passage into adulthood and initiates them into the local youth association.Families prepare for the Eboshi-Gi with extravagent banqueting and the young men practice the recitation of verses and gather symbolic decorations. The film documents the deep respect for tradition still held in this area of modern Japan |
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| Item Description: | Filmed in April-June 1979 and originally released in 1986 |
| Physical Description: | 1 streaming video (81 min.) |