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2nd Day - Temple & Candle Ceremony

This is a 2 parter. We got here after the lacquerware, but we laid out the candles too quickly, so thats when we went to the old houses in between.

This ceremony is usually done later in the year, but was done special for us. Also, there were performances by local dance troupes inside the temple.

Met up with Aunty Sumi and Larry folks, whose group met up with ours for this ceremony.
Week 1 - Candle lighting - Smile!
Week 1 - Candle lighting - Smile!		 kendall, kaiman and the big guy who's teaching english in japan
kendall, kaiman and the big guy who's teaching english in japan		 larry and karen
larry and karen		 and blue teresa
and blue teresa
cookin yakisoba on tiles
cookin yakisoba on tiles		 Week 1 - Candle ceremony - blue aunty sumi and mom
Week 1 - Candle ceremony - blue aunty sumi and mom		 across the street
across the street		 the temple
the temple
temple gate
temple gate		 instructions
instructions		 kevin, kendall and the big guy
kevin, kendall and the big guy		 put the candles there...
put the candles there...
where?
where?		 what did he say?
what did he say?		 right here
right here		 oh ok....
oh ok....
kevin and candles
kevin and candles		 dad and candles
dad and candles		 kendall and candles, that almost rhymes
kendall and candles, that almost rhymes		 here and here
here and here
and spiral
and spiral		 and line
and line		 the walkway
the walkway		 and stairs
and stairs
and random
and random		 and happy face
and happy face		 this way
this way		 and camera man
and camera man
Week 1 - Candle ceremony - kendall and kevin
Week 1 - Candle ceremony - kendall and kevin		 kaiman & his cat, kendall, and their host
kaiman & his cat, kendall, and their host		 and temple
and temple		 didn't have enough candles for this
didn't have enough candles for this
to spell out welcome
to spell out welcome		 so they made the noto peninsula instead
so they made the noto peninsula instead		 temple is really old
temple is really old		 really old door
really old door
Week 1 - Candle ceremony - inside temple
Week 1 - Candle ceremony - inside temple		 all done
all done		 going to the lords houses now
going to the lords houses now		 be back when its dark
be back when its dark
kendo sensei
kendo sensei		 lighters
lighters		 mochi pounding
mochi pounding		 i pounded too, but i can't take a picture and pound at the same time
i pounded too, but i can't take a picture and pound at the same time
mmmm, food...
mmmm, food...		 maki's head
maki's head		 sarako
sarako		 gotcha!
gotcha!
dad and mochi
dad and mochi		 larry and kevin
larry and kevin		 mr. gota and shotaro
mr. gota and shotaro		 this is how you light it
this is how you light it
like this
like this		 lots to light
lots to light		 again, like this
again, like this		 be careful!
be careful!
them and their smiley face
them and their smiley face		 and mom and her bad knees
and mom and her bad knees		 and dad and his bad back
and dad and his bad back		 sarako is always smiling
sarako is always smiling
the happy face
the happy face		 Week 1 - Teresa - you gotta shake all the water out first!!!
Week 1 - Teresa - you gotta shake all the water out first!!!		 maki-san
maki-san		 and her candle
and her candle
Week 1 - Candle ceremony - the 2 moms
Week 1 - Candle ceremony - the 2 moms		 and noto lit up
and noto lit up		 theresa and mom
theresa and mom		 doing a ceremonial
doing a ceremonial
something or another
something or another		 yay!
yay!		 Fire!
Fire!		 Fire! Fire!
Fire! Fire!
sam and kendall and theresa
sam and kendall and theresa		 Noto
Noto		 trying to be all artistic again
trying to be all artistic again		 Week 1 - Candle ceremony - up close
Week 1 - Candle ceremony - up close
Waaay off focus and not steady...
Waaay off focus and not steady...		 Week 1 - Candle ceremony - lights
Week 1 - Candle ceremony - lights		 shot with temple
shot with temple		 very nice inlaid work again
very nice inlaid work again
translator
translator		 dance performances
dance performances		 ayane
ayane		 was hard to take pictures of the performances
was hard to take pictures of the performances
Week 1 - candle ceremony - performances
Week 1 - candle ceremony - performances		 and they danced too fast
and they danced too fast		 soup, rice balls and some sort of An manapua thing
soup, rice balls and some sort of An manapua thing		 more food...
more food...
dinner!
dinner!		 larry, dad, mom, aunty
larry, dad, mom, aunty		 larry, theresa, kendall and kaiman
larry, theresa, kendall and kaiman		 inside again
inside again
kevin and his host
kevin and his host		 mom and ayane (i think my mom wished she had a daughter)
mom and ayane (i think my mom wished she had a daughter)		 massage
massage

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