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(Identify one symbol in the story and explain its significance in Japanese culture) - 4 sentences.

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cricket is a rare cricket in the story. A bell cricket represents a once in a like time opportuinty.

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lanterns, lanterns are usually to show how bright the colors are. Some times when kids couldn't afford lanterns they'd make their own out different colors, bright lights. lanterns represent spirits and is traditional. lanterns are also brought up in the story .

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In the beginning of the story the little boy walked passed a cherry tree. A cherry tree in japan means birth and death beauty and violence.

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the grasshopper is a symbol of good luck. Many young Japanese catching grasshoppers and keeping them as pets for luck.

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A bell cricket is rare in Japanese culture.So when one is found it's consider special is an sign of love.In other cultures it may seem like a normal insect.But in Japanese cultures it only appear in fall.

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The Chinese lanterns symbolize vitality, Social Status, and good luck. Each and every different color of these Lantern all have different meanings. The most common color used is red and that symbolizes wealth, fame, and prosperity.

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The red lanterns are used to decorate shrines, temples and businesses. They are particularly associated with traditional drinking spots such as izakaya.

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A bell cricket stands for Love in Japanese culture. it also shows that the girl is one of a kind. A bell cricket is so rare that's it special when someone finds it. Bell crickets also symbolize the transition to winter, since they mostly appear in Autumm.

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Kiyoko Means many different things like pure child and rejoice-child. Kiyoko can also means rejoice, gift child. In the story Kiyoko is used as a persons name. The word Kiyoko originated in Japan.

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A grasshopper is a ordianry insect. It represents love and opprtunity. You can find them easily.

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in japan the color red is used at shine and color is seen as a way to scare away evil spirits

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White Kimono are worn at Weddings Ceremony.

It is a color that symbolize the strong determination of the bride to live in a house where she was married. By dying and ceasing to be a daughter of the house where she was born, then revived with new blood of the groom's family. It's a very Japanese way of thinking.

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at the start of the story, the writer notes that there are black cherry trees. in Asian culture, the black cherry tree represents the yang to cherry blossoms. a black cherry tree symbolizes longevity and immortality.so it is somewhat a symbol of good luck.

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Black Cherry - Prunus serotina
Rose Family (Rosaceae)

Black cherry is the largest cherry native to Kentucky. It grows best in forests with deep soils; however, trees occur in hedgerows and along county roads because birds spread the seeds. Most large trees have been harvested for their valuable wood that is used for fine woodworking. The Kentucky champion tree is in Clark County and is 95 feet tall.

Introduction: Black cherry is not usually cultivated as an ornamental plant, but it seeds itself readily and often escapes into landscapes. It is a valuable forestry plant because the wood is prized for carpentry.

Native habitat: Ontario to North Dakota, south to Florida and Texas.

Tree size: Reaches a height of 50 to 60 feet.

Flower and fruit: White flowers are 1/3-inch wide and are borne in 4- to 6-inch-long pendulous racemes in May. Red, 1/3-inch fruits ripen to black in August and September.

Leaf: Leaves are simple, alternate, 2 to 5 inches long and 1 to 13/4 inches wide. Leaves are dark green in summer and yellow to red in fall.

Hardiness: Winter hardy to USDA Zone 3.

Additional information: The fruit of black cherry has a bitter-sweet flavor and is used to make jelly and wine. Birds, squirrels, deer, raccoon, black bears, ruffed grouse, opossum and turkey are among the animals that eat the fruit of black cherry. The bark, leaves and twigs of this tree are poisonous to livestock, although deer can eat the leaves without harm. Wilted leaves of black cherry are more poisonous than fresh leaves.

The wood of black cherry is valuable for making furniture and cabinets. The strong, hard wood of this tree is close-grained. It is also used to make paneling, veneers, interior trim, toys and scientific instruments. In the southern Appalachian Mountains, the bark of black cherry has been used in cough medicines and sedatives. Pioneers in the Appalachians used the fruit of black cherry to flavor rum or brandy.
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Black Cherry - Prunus serotina Rose Family (Rosaceae) Black cherry is the largest cherry native to Kentucky. It grows best in forests with deep soils; however, trees occur in hedgerows and along county roads because birds spread the seeds. Most large trees have been harvested for their valuable wood that is used for fine woodworking.

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The most common Chinese lanterns are red, oval shaped  and decorated with red or golden tassels . Typically, they come in many different shapes including square, rectangle, and spherical. Although there is no longer a practical need for Chinese lanterns, they are still made, used, and enjoyed by the Chinese people during festivals.

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(Kiyoko)

Kiyoko can mean many things when written in Japanese like pure child or rejoicing child.

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In the story lanterns represents the delight of childhood and every child itself's unique personality.

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Lanterns is Japanese culture are very beautiful.They believe "all humans came from water,so lanterns visually represent the spirit return to it elements.Each year families come together and light them.Also the lanterns are made by hand,

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The bell cricket is rare and hard to find. Bell crickets symbolizes true love and special occasion. So when a bell cricket is found it is a sign of true love.

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The Japanese cherish grasshoppers and have a long tradition of enjoying their beautiful calls, both in the wild and as pets. In Japan, the grasshopper is a symbol of good luck with many young Japanese catching grasshoppers and keeping them as pets for luck.

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The name Fujio symbolizes caring, responsibility, family- Orientated, romantic, artistic and disciplined. Fujio also means the love of life and strive for peace and harmony.

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It is a color that symbolize the strong determination of the bride to live in a house where she was married to, by dying and ceasing to be a daughter of the house where she was born, then revived with new blood of the groom's family. It's a very Japanese way of thinking.

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in japan the lantern means many thing such as love, brightness and protection for evil. another meaning is souls leaving this earth.

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Lanterns were popular where ever "The Grasshopper and the Bell Cricket" story took place. People have used lanterns as a decoration or as a light source. Lanterns symbolize vitality, social status, and good luck. They also use lanterns to light the way for the souls of the ancestors.

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Bell Cricket symbolizes a women who is rare, special and worthy of love. Every Bell cricket has it own unique chirp. When they rub there wings together you'll hear it.

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They are symbols of the transition to winter. That means sadness and loneliness.It also means love and shows the girl that she one of a kind.

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A fallen cherry blossom or petal, it's believed, that its the end of your short life.

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this is a glass cat also called the maneki-neko it is used as to bring good luck to the owner of it and happy and success to idividuals and wealth and prosperity to business

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The symbol of a cherry blossom represents "the time of renewal and optimism". The color pink shows the end of winter and the start of spring. Cherry blossoms also symbolize the transience of life, a major theme in Buddhism. The flowers were considered to be a representation of spring, hope, beauty and new life

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in japan the grasshopper is a symbol for good luck many keep them as pets and enjoy the sounds they make.

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in china a red lantern symbolizes wealth,fame, and prosperity.
red lanterns have shown all over in this story showing good fortune. in china at weddings or festivals, there are usually lots of red decorations for good luck. so to sum it all up, Red lanterns are a sign of good luck

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Bell crickets are very special to Japanese culture. Bell crickets represent true love and special occasion. Bell crickets also reprent a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and a beauty mingled with sadness. For some people Bell crickets are special because they bring good luck and are rare to find.

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In Japan lanterns symbolize spirits. Japanese people believe humans originally came from water and the the lanterns are showing the spirits being freed. Japanese people also use lanterns for light and say that they bring goodluck

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In japan when u find a bell cricket it shows the transition of winter and in Mulan her grandmother told her to take the bell cricket with her to the match maker for good luck.

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In Japanese cultures is grasshopper is consider good luck.Some people even take them home and keep them as pet.Grasshoppers have a lot of means to them in other cultures.But in Japanese cultures it's very exciting when one is found and actually in someone hand.

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Japanese belief system, all humans originally came from water, so the lanterns visually represent the spirits' return to the elements.They believe it will bring

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The cherry tree in chinese culture is an representation of feminine beauty and dominance. It is also a symbol of a womens attractive looks and power.  It is also a symbolization of love and new beginings.

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A bell cricket mean a women who is trustworthy and special of there love

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A grasshopper is a symbol of good luck in Japanese culture. alot of children would catch grasshoppers and keep them as pets for good luck. a grasshopper represents goodluck because what ever is blocking your way of success the grasshopper can remove it. Grasshoppers are also a symbol of happiness.

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this is called a money plant from southwest china it was to bring good luck money and fortune to its owner because the large circular leaves stack on top of each other and they look like coins

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Lanterns
Lantern stand for many different things in japan some has let them in water like,In the Japanese belief system, all humans originally came from water, so the lanterns visually represent the spirits return to the elements .

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In the Japanese belief system, all humans originally came from water, so the lanterns visually represent the spirits return to the elements. Each year, families come together to guide the spirits down to the sea using traditional candle-lit lanterns

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The bell cricket is a hard insect to find out of the two insects in the story. In Japanese this insect means that it is getting ready to transfer of to winter.

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The White Kimono symbolizes that Spiritual and physical purity . Japaneses considered this color to be a sacred color of the gods.

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in the story a black cherry tree is mentioned. in their culture it represents cherry blossoms . it represents good luck.

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In Japan, the grasshopper is a symbol of good luck,Japanese catching grasshoppers and keeping them as pets for luck

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in Japanese culture a bell cricket is a sign of fall and is usually associated with sadness or gloominess because of winter coming around the corner. in other ways a bell cricket can signalize change in the world or good luck.

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Meloimorpha japonica, also known as Suzumushi and bell-ring cricket is a species of cricket, widespread in Asia (from India, through Indochina to Japan). It is known particularly for its chiming song in Japan, where they are often kept as pets.

They are commonly 17-25mm long and its wings are wide with a "melon seed" shape. They are found in Hokkaido (though not natively), Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu.

The Orthoptera Species File lists two subspecies:

M. japonica japonica (Haan, 1844)

M. japonica yunnanensis (Yin, 1998) - from southern China and Vietnam.

M. japonica is an autumn kigo used in haiku. 'Suzumushi' is also the title of chapter 38 of The Tale of Genji, authored by Murasaki Shikibu. For unknown reasons, it is the only chapter skipped in Arthur Waley's translation of the book.

Suzumushi are kept as pets by Chieko Sada, the main character of Kawabata's novel The Old Capital and are mentioned several times.[citation needed ]

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Meloimorpha japonica , also known as Suzumushi and bell-ring cricket is a species of cricket, widespread in Asia (from India, through Indochina to Japan). It is known particularly for its chiming song in Japan, where they are often kept as pets. They are commonly 17-25mm long and its wings are wide with a "melon seed" shape.

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The grasshopper represents a good luck sign in the Japanese culture. This is why everyone in the story wanted one to keep for good luck.

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The insect cage in the chinese culture begun 2,000 years ago. It is symbolized as good luck to find a singing insect. So they keep it for good luck.

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this is a lady bug when it lands on you its a sign good luck you will be granted more patience and fewer burdens it takes illness away

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A bell cricket is also mentioned in the story. usually their hard to find and if you find one your technically lucky because their exclusive. it represents a once in a life time moment.

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The Japanese lanterns represents the spirits return to the elements. Each year families come together to guide the spirits down to the sea.

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in the story it basically explains that in china the red lanterns represents wealth and prosperity and which is why festivals also weddings and other celebrations often have a lot of red decorations and outfits. Most Chinese lanterns are red, and lanterns of this color symbolize a prosperous business and a thriving life and in the story the red lanterns.

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According to Japanese culture, the symbolism of an Grasshopper means many different things like luck though are very common in Japan. While the Bell Cricket are apparently rarer then Grasshopper, and is considered special and an sign of love.

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the idea that in japanese culture that it is something rare, that is why when the boy found it everyone wanted it because it showed that it would be good luck since it was rare that's why making such a mistake between the two determines how much the person will value the insect and its value