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(Identify the symbol in the text, and explain it's significance in Japanese culture.) - 4 sentences.

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The black cherry tree's can symbolize yin and yang. The black cherry is yang and the red cherries are yin but in the same token it can also mean something in the area of psychic powers

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The lanterns can symbolize light good luck and Happiness. The may in some cases symbolize the lost of someone as well but not usually.

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Black cherries are the yang to red cherry's yin, and within black cherry are energies that can contribute to psychic power. It's energy is that of duality and balance. Black cherries are connected to the energies of longevity and immortality

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The significance of the Bell Cricket is that in Japanese culture Bell Crickets symbol the transition to Winter. The transition connotes the ideas of sadness and loneliness. That is why they are significant to Japanese Culture.

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The color white represents the element of metal in traditional Chinese culture, also symbolizing purity and innocence.white is also associated with death and is a color commonly worn at funerals.

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sadness and loneliness, or A woman who is rear, special.

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Grasshoppers in japan are a symbol of good luck. It is said when you pick up a grasshopper it will give you good luck. That's why some people in japan would keep them as pets

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Orange trees can be a symbol of prosperity. It suggests great wealth, dreamy destinations, and far off lands. It can also symbolize happiness.

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In the text, one of the children, was named Kiyoko. In Japanese, the name "Kiyoko" has a positive meaning, 'pure child'. "Kiyo meaning clean and pure. "Kiyo" also meaning 'holy'. "Ko" meaning 'child'.

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White, meaning truth, life and Innocense , is the color that is loved by not only the Japanese but also Koreans the most.

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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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A Black cherry tree symbolize good fortune, new beginnings and revival. It also teaches us to appreciate the brief time we share together with our loved ones.

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Kiyoko means pure child and can also mean rejoice-child and gift child.

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The bell cricket symbolises the transistion to winter which shows sadness and lonliness

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Bell crickets represent a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity; beauty mingled with sadness. Representing true love and special occasion.

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The color Black is not the happy color in traditional Chinese color symbolism, representing destruction, evil, cruelty, and sadness. The Chinese word for black is 'hei' which stands for bad luck, irregularity, and illegality. but now and days its still bad. in america its just a color.

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JJapanese culture is unique and lanterns as a part of it, represent love, brightness and protection from evil.

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Black cherries are the yang to red cherry's yin, and within black cherry are energies that can contribute to psychic power.  Pursuits and intuition. It's energy is that of duality and balance. Black cherries are connected to the energies of longevity and immortality. Cherry are energies that can contribute to psychic power.

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bell crickets symbolize sadness and loneliness.

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In Japanese culture Lanterns symbolize families coming together and to guide spirits down to the sea. In Japanese culture the believe that all humans came from water so when they release lanterns represent the spirits returning back to the water.

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Representing true love and special occasion. Bell crickets represent a once in a lifetime opportunity, beauty mingled with sadness.

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Cherry blossoms symbolize both birth and death, beauty and violence. They are a central motif in the Japanese worship of nature, but they have also historically signified the short but colorful life of the samurai. Sakura emblems also adorned the planes of kamikaze pilots during World War II.

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The grasshopper is a symbol of good luck. Many people in Japan catch them and keep them as pets for luck. The grasshopper can also be a symbol of signifying abundance and spiritual wealth.

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Lanterns symbolize joy and happiness and they symbolize good fortune. Lanterns can also symbolize the lost of someone and show respect to them.

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cherry tree blossom represents about pleasantness, goodness, sweetness of life and with that a powerful fortune that can be worth of living

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The Lanterns can symbolize light good luck and happiness.

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The color white can mean two different things in Japanese culture. Number one, the color white can be considered a sacred color of the gods. It's represents the symbol of spiritual and physical purity. On the other hand, it also symbolizes death and mourning.

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After visiting numerous shrines and temples in Japan and experiencing different traditions, I wondered about the meaning of colors. I managed to learn about their significance from a number of sources.

The color white, or shiro in Japanese is considered a sacred color of the gods. It is the symbol of spiritual and physical purity. Since old times, the Emperor of Japan used to dress in white clothes for the main Shinto rituals. A bride's dress and head covering for the traditional Shinto wedding is white. However, in Buddhism, the color white also means death, and white attributes have been used for the ritual samurai suicide called 'seppuku'. Funeral zones are marked with curtains featuring white and black stripes.

The color black, or kuro, is traditionally a masculine color in Japan. It has often been used for the samurai class, and is still used to this day for men's wedding attire and for the boys' festival Kodomo-no-hi. Shinto priests wear black caps as a symbol of enlightenment.

Shinto priests wear black caps as a symbol of enlightenment

The color red, or aka, is very popular in Japan. Many shrines and temples are red, and this fact has a very ancient meaning. Since time immemorial the color red was seen as a way to scare away evil spirits. In old times Shinto priests were dressed in red, and now red aprons and caps often cover the sculptures of Jizo or kitsune. During Shinto festivals, tables covered with red cloths and red carpets are used. Red is the color of festivals and festival zones are marked by curtains with red and white stripes. The symbolic meaning of red is peace and the prosperity of the family. In Kabuki theater performances, red stripes on the actors' faces means justice.

Festival zones are marked with red and white stripes

The color blue, or ao, was a color of the common people. In old times, ordinary people were forbidden to wear bright clothes by the order of shogunates. People used to wear kimono in grey or blue colors, as indigo was the most available natural colorant. It was made from the plants Indigofera tinctoria and Ísatis tinctória, and the technologies were passed from mothers to daughters over many centuries. That technology still exists! There are places such as Nihon Minkaen where you can watch the process and purchase some beautiful clothes in a shade of indigo. Blue also symbolizes the mystical world. In Kabuki theater, evil characters are marked with blue color.

The color gold, or ki, is the symbol of the sun, and of the gods' power and mercy. Gold is often used at temples and shrines.

The color violet, or murasaki, is the color of warriors and symbolizes nobility and strength. The only flower that could be presented to samurai were irises, as their sharp leaves reminded the blade of a samurai sword called katana.

I've only learned the meaning of few basic colors, while Japanese differentiate hundreds of colors and shades!

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I love Japan very much! I like small towns of Japan where I can watch people doing their business and talk to them carefully. They're always friendly. I like Japanese gardens where I can just sit or walk and take my time. Also I like Shinto Jinja as being there I feel in peace. I like to watch sunsets and then to dine in some small local places. I like to soak into onsen after a long day of wandering. I like Japanese crafts very much as all items are made with great taste and skill. Nihon wo daisuki desuyo!

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After visiting numerous shrines and temples in Japan and experiencing different traditions, I wondered about the meaning of colors. I managed to learn about their significance from a number of sources. The color white, or shiro in Japanese is considered a sacred color of the gods.

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They symbolize light and good luck along the way. The round shape of the balls symbolizes wholeness and unity within the family.

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Japanese culture is unique and lanterns as a part of it, represent love, brightness and protection from evil.

Families come together to guide the spirits down to the sea using traditional candle-lit lanterns (toro). 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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A grasshopper in Japanese culture means and symbolizes good luck and happiness.

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The bell crickets is a prized find.Bell crickets symbolize true love or a special occasion.They can symbolize other things as well like luck.

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Kiyoko defines a pure child rejoice-child or a gift child

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In the book the Grasshopper and The Bell Cricket there is a girl called Kiyoko her name means a few different things like purity and pure child and also rejoice child

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Bell Crickets represent sadness in Japanese culture.

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In Japanese culture the grasshopper symbolize good luck.

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In the Japanese culture the bell cricket symbolize sadness and loneliness.

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In Japanese culture, the lanterns symbolize the spirits returning to their elements.

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Grasshoppers are good luck in Japanese culture, Bell Crickets means sadness and loneliness. The boy gave the grasshopper to the girl because he wants to have a positive meaning between him and the girl.