Holidays: New Year’s Arrow

Wooden Arrow

Included in Festivals & Holidays box

• Description: During the new year, wooden decorative arrows (hamaya or kabura-ya) are carried back home from the Shinto shrines. These arrows are put in one’s home to ward off evil spirits.
  For more information, visit: http://www.japantoday.com/category/arts-culture/view/a-guide-to-new-year-traditions-in-japan

• Links
  • Guide to New Year’s Traditions
  • New Year’s in Japan
  • About Japanese New Year’s
  • Manga: Going to a Shrine on New Year’s
  • About Shintoism
  • About Shinto Sacred Arrows

• Lesson Plans
  • Shinto Shrines – Ohio Delegation Group (YJT)
  • Yearly Events – Ohio Delegation Group (YJT)

• Standard Reference
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  • Social Studies: 
    • Grade K: A Child’s Place in Time – #1
    • Grade K: A Child’s Place in Time – #2
    • Grade 1: Families Now and Long Ago, Near and Far – #1
    • Grade 1: Families Now and Long Ago, Near and Far – #2