 abramsv says: Everything you always wanted (or did not suspect you wanted) to know about Japan, but did not know where to ask. I'd never have guessed about that rabbit on the moon. To the Japanese, the image is of a rabbit pounding sticky rice in a mortar to make rice cakes. The Chinese have a story about the rabbit trying to create the elixir of immortality. From India to Japan, there is a story about how a deity (Indra, Buddha, Lord of Heaven, etc.) disguised himself as an old beggar. He came upon a monkey, a fox, and a rabbit. He said he was starving and asked them for something to eat. The monkey and fox were able to find some tidbits for the old man to eat, but the rabbit could not find any. So he started a fire and cooked himself for the old man to eat. The old man returns to his original form and puts the rabbit in the moon for all eternity as a reward for his s... Wow Deepti, how'd you find that? You're like Chloe Sullivan! When I came across the rabbit thing in this clip I vaguely remembered a childhood story of a rabbit making a sacrifice & ending up on the moon, so I posted it thats all.... Thanks! I'm a big fan of Japanese culture. I especially love their tuner-cars and car show babes. deepti is correct What shocked me was to hear that the Japanese still have "Japanese only" signs outside some establishments, in spite of the UN asking them to change this backward practice. |
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