Jepang terkenal akan inovasi & kreatifnya, hal-hal spiritualpun tak luput dari kegokilan mereka
salah satunya video dibawah ini yang bisa dibilang gokil dan kontroversial..
Buddha Clause ritual in Japannb: sebaiknya coba dilihat sampai habissaya pribadi tidak paham apa maksud dari pembuat video tersebut, sekedar untuk seni / hiburan atau memang benar2 ritual serius, dan si bhikhu tsb beneran atau seniman yang menyamar juga patut dipertanyakan
kalau non-nasrani sekedar ikut merayakan natal itu hal biasa (saya juga pernah merayakan dengan saudara, teman, panti asuhan/jompo untuk menjaga keharmonisan), tapi kalau berlebihan seperti video diatas tentunya luar biasa..
mungkin penghuni DC disini bisa memahami maksud dari video tersebut, terutama yang mengerti bahasa jepang
Christmas in Japan
Only 1 per cent of Japanese people believe in Christ. Even so, most Japanese people decorate their stores and homes with evergreens during Christmas.
They enjoy giving each other gifts, and this is the part they celebrate.
They have a Buddhist monk called Hotei-osho who acts like Santa Claus. He brings presents to each house and leaves them for the children. Some think he has eyes in the back of his head, so children try to behave like he is nearby.
Among the Christian Japanese Christmas is not a day for the family. They do not have turkey or plum pudding, rather than that the day is spent doing nice things for others especially those who are sick in hospitals.
Christmas for those in Sunday schools is the happiest day of the year. On Christmas Eve or Christmas night, the children put on programs that last for hours, they sing, they recite and they put on a drama of the day was born in Bethlehem.
Most children may not like Hotei-osho so they may receive their presents from Santa who goes around with a red-nosed reindeer.
[url]http://www.santas.net/japanesechristmas.htm
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