February 8th is a day of thanksgiving, but not the same as thanksgiving day that you find anywhere overseas. The thanksgiving day is mainly for women and the way to express their thanks is by sticking their favorite needles (usually needles that they use most often) to soft texture food, "tofu".The ceremony is actually a giving thanks to the needles, which women have used througout their life, to sew many clothings or other crafts, as it was in the past. By sticking it onto soft texture food, like tofu, they appreciate how useful needles are in their life and hope to appreciate them more in the coming years. This photo is a festival usually conducted in shrines, but others who believe usually do it at home. Another traditional belief still practiced in Japan....
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