Let me share some New Years' joy from the Yellow Cake site.The girls are made into part of a Kadomatsu, a Shinto decoration made of evergreens, bamboo and plum. This is 2001.
The bamboo symbolizes prosperity, one each represent heaven, humanity, and earth. It's kind of funny, but in the last pic, the tallest bamboo shoot, representing heaven, is the one up her pooper.This is 2002.
Cute feet
Here, to make me a liar, is a Kadomatsu with only two bamboo shoots. The pine represents longevity.
The zigzag-shaped paper streamer is a Shide and is used in Shinto blessing rituals.This is 2004.
The straw rope and tassels are Shimenawa, braided rice straw rope used for ritual purification in the Shinto religion. They are often seen festooned with shide. A space bound by shimenawa often indicates a sacred or pure space, such as that of a shrine.Pure. Yeah, sure.This is 2005.
That's a lobster in her vagina. Why? Because paper lobsters are used as decorations New Year. The lobster's curved back resembles an elderly person and every New Year's greeting includes a wish for longevity.This is 2006 and is the last one I have. No new one for 2007 yet, but perhaps sometime within the next month it'll show up.I hope you enjoyed these. Happy Oshogatsu and a long life to you all.
a nice and educative thread . thank youi learned a lot .. i have to analyse these pictures now