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Forward on the Lower Bohinj Group!

Last weekend I was again walking, this time it's on the top chain around his Rodica, the Lower Bohinj Mountains, at the south-eastern end of the Triglav National Park, the group from the peaks (from west to east) Bird, Šija , Rodica, Črna Prst. originally was planned to conquer the highest mountain in Slovenia, the Triglav (three-head ") itself, but the project had to be abandoned, as I learned two weeks ago in Bled, that this time of year, unfortunately, almost impossible to climb it in a day, for the few hours of daylight, also there is no connection by public transport to the base camps. So I followed the advice of the Park Center and have another tour planned.
went by train it to Bohinska-Bistrica (southwest of Bled) from there to climb to the Črna Prst along the chain to Rodica up to Šija, and I wanted to birds, but by the emergence of no more darkness was possible, and when I Šija already had to start the descent. The

(path) in detail:

the beginning, right from the village beyond, a sad place:


Here rest the brave men who sacrificed their lives for our country ...





After the rise of the cloud cover to the Črna Prst, also von 500 Meter auf ca. 1800 Meter, wobei bereits beim Anstieg in der Ferne das Triglav- Massiv sichtbar war. Das Ganze hat ein wenig länger als geplant gedauert, da hier auf der Nordseite auch bis Mittag noch Reif liegt, und man deswegen auf den freien Flächen zwischendurch recht vorsichtig sein muß.

Endlich am Črna Prst angekommen, folgte ich dann der Bergkette zum Rodica, den Gipfeln und Flanken entlang mit (kleinen) Klettereinlagen, was aufgrund des schmalen Pfades und steil abfallenden Flanken gar nicht so ohne war. Mir ist natürlich klar, daß das für Bergsteiger und Leute, die in den Bergen aufgewachsen sind, nichts besonderes ist, und sogar ein wenig lächerlich klingt, aber bitte to consider that I one hand Castle countries (not really mountains there) and secondly I'm not generally accustomed to rumzuturnen rugged mountains.
seems Moreover, the path to be used at not much, because I am all the way to Rodica no other hikers encountered (unless someone from the mountain rescue service, but must make it so).

Here the Bohinjsko Jezero (Bohinj lake), the West End, in the picture still behind the mountain, with the village Ukanc my ultimate goal was. This lake is actually the largest in Slovenia and is, for comparison, with just over 3 square kilometers of the expansion between Mattsee Keutschach.




Here is a part of the way, if you look very closely, you can see the path.




On Rodica, with 1966 m the highest point on the route, although the Veliki Roskavec ("Big Roskavec") next door so officially 1 meter higher, this is not on the path.

The Triglav (German name: Terglau), with 2864 m the highest mountain in Slovenia and in the center of the park.




lies in that direction (almost exactly south) Trieste, and to the right (southeast), 10 - 15 km away, runs the southern front on the Isonzo (Slovenian Soèa).



That area was part of the region in which 12 of the bloodiest battles of the 1st World War II were fought.


On the right side of the Šija, which for me was the end point of the walk along the chain.




From Šija we went in the direction of the bird ski hotels in the north (on the last photo at right), past the ski lifts of the bird-skiing area, from which I because of the oncoming night with the Cable Car wanted to take the town Ukanc, as had been recommended to me the lady in the Information Center in Bistrica. Unfortunately, however: the cable car did not drive! As I learned later in the resort, It is very likely that is because of the winter season beginning soon, the cable car for inspection out of service. Why are they in the Information Center did not know? No idea. The
was also the last 1,000 meters on foot until I was in Ukanc and then took my home to Ljubljana, where I arrived at 23:30.

Pure walking time: 12.5 hours



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hiking in the area of my weekend seat

Wie die meisten meiner geneigten Lesern wissen, fürchteten meine Kollegen der "Instiution" den Einfluß, den ich als Daimyo der Provinzen des mittleren Westens Japans erlangte und verfrachteten mich auf den Posten hier, da sie glaubten, mich durch die geringere Entfernung besser unter Kontrolle zu haben. Wieder einmal haben sie sich getäuscht. Als neuer Herr über die Krain habe ich nicht nur neue Vertraute gefunden, sondern erfreue mich auch an anderen Vorzügen dieser Position. Wie beispielsweise meinem Wochenendsitz in Bled (Veldes).

Letztes Wochenende fuhr ich daher nach Bled, nahe der österreichischen Border in order to pay one of my best possessions a visit and a little hiking in the area.
Bled itself is very small and a tourist destination, but has also a well known specialty Kremna Rezina or more simply: Kremšnita (cream-sections), which I have tried the original recipe in the café of the hotel park. Then it was up to the Bled Castle, which sits on a promontory overlooking the lake.



The Castle in the model





On one side of the lake is a small island with a St. Mary's Church




From the castle I walked away then over the hills surrounding the lake, circled the lake or in part, at his side. Since, fortunately, in the afternoon the weather was a little better, it was all in all a nice trip, and I am glad that such a wonderful place is one of my dominion. Pure walking time: 8 hours



If a groom to give his bride all the steps up carry, it will be a truly happy marriage:



over the hills in the background, I am marching include:





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Located near / in the Julian Alps and already in 1004 first mentioned as Ueldes (Bled) in the course of a gift, was the settlement with the castle (first built in the High Middle Ages) the Archdiocese of Brixen, for which Bled for centuries the most important possession was remote and only in the mid 19th century, the diocese sold the property to private individuals. By the mid-19th Century, Bled became known as an excellent place for summer and also as a spa, and especially the Swiss naturopath Arnold Rikli contributed to the opening of a hotel. The reputation of the city was as an air and spa resort so far that even the New York Times in the early 20th Century in an issue reported on it. The famed explorer Julius von Payer was also a regular guest in Bled and died also in this place.
went after the Great War Bled the way of the rest of Slovenia, with two special features were noteworthy for one was in the 2nd World War II in Bled, the Security Police and SD headquarters of Gorenjska established (KdS Velde), on the other hand, Tito took a villa in the village as an occasional residence (in the style of the old Yugoslav. Royal family). Today
draw particular the lake with its swimming and sports, and hiking trails in the surrounding hills and of course the Spa facilities to tourists.

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The old Laibach

Today we talk a little about the beautiful city of Ljubljana and from the oldest and most important part: The castle of Ljubljana.
first time officially mentioned in 1144 as a seat of Spanheimer, the hill was where the castle stands, however, since 1000 BC (or longer) used as a settlement. In 1335 it came under Hapsburg rule, which they in danger because of the Turkish 15th Century fortified strong (according to sources, the original castle was demolished Spanheimer practical and built a completely new look). In the 17th and 18 Century this was used primarily as Militässpital and Arsenal until es nach der Franzosenzeit in ein Gefängnis umgewandelt wurde. Es begann auch langsam zu verfallen, da man sich nicht mehr allzu sehr um den Erhalt kümmerte. 1905 kaufte die Stadt Laibach das Schloß und verwendete es nach dem 2. Weltkrieg als Wohnstätten für Bürger der Stadt (angeblich aber für sehr arme Leute, die Lebensbedingungen sollen wirklich absolut sub-standard gewesen sein). In den 60ern wurde die Totalrenovierung beschlossen, welche an die 30 Jahre dauerte, wodurch das Schloß heutzutage aber ein bebliebtes Touristenziel und Ort für kulturelle Veranstaltungen ist. Noch zu erwähnen wäre, daß der Eintritt frei ist, nur für den Gang auf den Aussichtsturm (1848 an Stelle des Wehrturms errichtet) muß man ein wenig zahlen.

Photozeit (beginnend mit der Burg)




Interessant ist die Kapelle mit ihren alten Wanddarstellungen









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Die Universität von Laibach




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Enclosed is the castle hill of the old city proper, which consists largely of houses built in the style of recession, as the city was taken in 1895 by an earthquake, which were causing particular course in the old town very much damage. Therefore had to be rebuilt large parts, while those of the Secession style a nice counterpoint to the Baroque houses remaining is (incidentally, the same happened already in 1511, but at that time the city was rebuilt in Renaissance style new).

The fountain of the three rivers of Carniola (unofficially, according to his architect: Robba fountain) in front of City Hall with the Cathedral of St. Nicholas im Hintergrund des zweiten Bildes. Der Brunnen zeigt (vergleichbar zum Erzherzog Johann Brunnen in Graz) die drei großen Flüsse der Krain: Laibach, Sawe und Gurk (Ljubljanica, Sava, Krka). Allerdings handelt es sich hierbei nur um ein Replikat, der Originalbrunnen steht inzwischen im Nationalmuseum.






Über die "Drei Brücken" gelangt man zum Hauptplatz im NW, den Prešeren-Platz, benannt nach dem berühmten deutsch-slowenischen Dichter France Prešeren, welcher heute als Nationaldichter Sloweniens gilt. Ebenso steht am Platz die frühbarocke Franziskanerkirche Mariä Verkündigung (ein besseres Bild wird nachgeliefert).




danaben More or less the same, is the main building of the University of Ljubljana, which was long the only university in Slovenia was and is today with over 60,000 students, one of the largest in Europe. It was founded after the First World War in 1919 (though there have been several previous academies in the city) and took over the old seat of the Parliament of Carniola as the main building (the historic use is still Krainer eagles can be seen above the portal).




Finally impressive symbol of the old town, I present the Dragon Bridge.
Planned after the earthquake and called the Jubilee Bridge in memory of the 40-year reign of the Emperor Franz Joseph I year (1888), designed by an architect Dalmatian (apparently a student of Otto Wagner) and 1900/1901 built by the famous Austrian engineer Josef Melan. The actual name was dropped after the opening, and just more of the "Dragon Bridge" spoken since the four corners are adorned each with a statue of a dragon (the symbol of the city). Apparently some people will call it "bridge-law", as the statues of those "dragon house," recalls.





What is most striking about the Old Town Ljubljana, is that it is kept very much in the Austrian style, one has to believe any problem, it would be in Graz and Salzburg.


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The area around Ljubljana (and thus the city itself) was Charlemagne's Frankish Empire as part of the border region of Carinthia Mark. The first mention of the city (as a settlement) dates back to 1144, then in the name Luwigana, although recently a document estimated emerged in 1120, was uncovered, which already refers to the area. At present, investigations are still operated in this regard. In 1220 replaced by Laibach (the official name from 1278 after the victory of Rudolf von Habsburg on Ottokar II of Bohemia and closing of the Carniola) the municipal law and accompanied the coinage, the right to mint coins. The rule of the Habsburgs began the development of the town which, in a great reputation as a center of art in the 15th Centuries accumulated. Newly constructed in Renaissance style after an earthquake in 1511, with a large new city wall, began in the 16th Century to manifest the first time a Slovenian national consciousness, which is reflected in the publication of the first books (including Bible translation) in Slovenian. At the end of the 17th Century, large parts of the city in Stile des Barocks um- beziehungsweise neu gebaut, wobei besonders der Italiener Francesco Robba bleibenden Eindruck bis heute hinterließ.
In der Franzosenzeit als Hauptstadt der illyrischen Provinzen, später Teil des Königreichs Illyrien (Kronland des Kaiserreichs Österreich) festigte es um 1850 seine, schon im 18. Jahrhundert vorhandene Wichtigkeit als Transitpunkt durch den Anschluß an das neue Eisenbahnnetz, in diesem Fall an die "Südbahn", die wichtige Verbindung Wien-Triest.
Nicht unerwähnt bleiben soll auch der Umstand, daß Laibach 1821 Veranstaltungsort des Laibacher Kongreßes als Teil des "Konzerts der Großmächte" der Heiligen Allianz und deren Kongreßsystem war, um Streitigkeiten and problems in Europe peacefully. This period also saw the introduction of Slovenian as an official language was.
After the great earthquake of 1895 (which called for no fatalities) had parts of the city to be rebuilt, which was done primarily by Austrian and Bohemian architect in the style of the Vienna Secession, furthermore saw Laibach a big push to modernize, especially concerning its urban infrastructure.
Although the Isonzo front in the battles, the first World War I was relatively close, the city was only indirectly and as it were remotely affected by the war. As part of the SHS-state Laibach has finally become the administrative, political and cultural center of Slovenia und der Slowenen und besonders der Architekt Jože Pleènik drückte der Stadt seinen Stempel auf (so sind die modernen Dreibrücken ebenso sein Werk). Im 2. Weltkrieg als "Lubiana" italienisch besetzt, wurde es danach Hauptstadt der slowenischen Teilrepublik der sozialistischen föderativen Republik Jugoslawien, und 1991 der Republik Slowenien.

Das Stadtwappen Laibachs stellt einen linksgwandten Drachen, sitzend auf dem höchsten Turm der Burg Laibach auf rotem Hintergrund dar, wobei der Drache im Laufe der Zeit das hervorstechende Symbol für die Stadt wurde. Der Legende zufolge soll es sich bei dem Drachen um jenes Monster handeln, welches Jason bei der Rückreise der Argonauten (über Donau, Save und dem Fluß Laibach killed) near the present city. The more likely explanation is that the dragon of the legend of St. George was taken, who is the patron saint of the chapel. Another explanation is that it was coincidence, perhaps, come by the fact that he was pure decoration on the arms and was in the baroque part of that until the 18-19. Century as a dominant symbol and element emerged. As an interesting final detail would be to remark that the fact the arms of Ljubljana and Klagenfurt are very similar.

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market day

Today is market day. No, actually, today is Saturday but God's blessed is the Laibach in the same. But rest assured: I love market day! So after this is resolved, more details: In Ljubljana, the market is primarily a farmer's market, that offer local farmers and small food retailers in the city on the stands (which are provided by the city are available) their home-made food to , with the market place itself at the center in the old town and is quite large (almost twice as large as those at the Kaiser-Joseph Platz in Graz). First and foremost you can buy fruit and vegetables, but there are also other, such as meat, cheese. Bread and flowers and some cheap stuff. He is a little different every Saturday, because apparently not all are accessible to their goods anzubieten und manchmal gibt es auch Unterhaltung, so wie heute, wo eine kleine Partie gespielt hat, hauptsächlich Polka und dergleichen ("Oberkrainer"Musik eben). Die Slowenen mögen den Markt teilweise nicht so sehr, da die Sachen im Vergleich zum Supermarkt relativ teuer sind, aber dafür sind sie eben sicher vom Bauern, und für einen österreicher ist es sowieso ca. der gleiche Preis wie zu Hause im Supermarkt.
Wie man sich denken kann, sprechen viele Leute hier Deutsch, aber noch besser ist, daß im Dialekt noch viel mehr Deutsch übrig ist, als in der Hochsprache, z.B. Zucker = sladkorja, im Dialekt einfach cuker (ausgesprochen wie auf Deutsch). Etwas, das mir dabei sehr gefällt und das mir das erste Mal the market really noticed is: Hianzisch with my own dialect, that is, Burgenland, I come here even better deal, it's ridiculous how many words are similar soon or are known. A few examples: "High German - Burgenland - Slovenian" Potatoes - Grumpan (Grumpirn) - Krompir; Tomato - paradise (a) - Paradižnika (in dialect just Paradeiz); kitchen - Kuchl - Kuhinja; corn - corn / Kukriz - Koruza. Some also help a Viennese words, so if you know the Slivowitz, you know what is the Sliver, which I can also tell me that the Czech people, it can be especially easy in Slovenia.
But I just always wanted I know, is that we Burgenland are international, so we are ridiculed so often, pure envy.








Why come to us not yet on this idea?




The Mlekomat are offering milk vending machines in all of Slovenia, the fresh cow's milk, they are filled each day with milk from farmers in the area and are really fresh, that is not pasteurized. Probably they are there so we do not, I can already hear the ministry: "It's impossible, too dangerous for consumers, we must protect them, blah blah blah ". Jessas, as we have until a few decades, especially in the countryside, only to survive? (And it was apparently trying also with us by private individuals to set up some milk machines, this were not removed from the population, and brings a single machine in a village somewhere not much) This is the idea particularly for the farmers not bad, because missing because some intermediate steps to the final sale, they have obviously a higher proportion of the retail price, which is okay with 1 € per liter



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It may (Can perhaps related to it that the country was just very long part of Yugoslavia and the SHS-State) still be people who believe that Slovenia is part of the Balkans, or the Balkan peninsula. This is clearly not the case, even if there is no clear northern boundary of the Balkan peninsula, and to create this delusion in the world, we are now the most common definitions of the northern boundary through it.
have seen the classic Balkan countries those who were in the area of \u200b\u200bconflict between Austria-Russia-Ottoman Empire, but as the Lower Styria and Carniola each for centuries integral part of St.. were Roman Empire and Austria, Slovenia is missing here out. Perhaps the most common variant is the Sava-Danube line, in which case either the tributary Kupa (Kulpa) or Una considered NW boundary, however, both open only in Croatia in the Sava. Furthermore, there is a possibility, the curves of Isonzo-Krka-Vipava Postojna Sava, which includes the southern part of Slovenia, but the majority still not one of them. The more rare version is an imaginary straight line from Trieste Odessa, where Slovenia is again not part of it (in this case, however, 2 / 3 of Romania, which does not belong with the other options do so). Therefore, it
Slovenes do not like to hear, when viewed as part of the Balkans, and they also attract different mentality to assist it, they say that Croats were much more emotional and they act as Slovenes cautious and rational (in comparison to Croats and the Balkans). However, Croats and Slovenes combines a kind of love-hate, as with so many "love" neighborhoods around the world, but also more in another column entry. so

In conclusion as a representation of the Balkan Peninsula, a more accurate idea of \u200b\u200bthe various border settlements gets (highlighted in the Isonzo Sawe method):

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second floor at the lighthouse

it goes ahead ...

already here are the 8 pillars of the second floor of the lighthouse

... and a photo of the front ...

the construction master at the highest point right now from our house

... the second floor of the lighthouse!

... and this is the view from there!

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scaffold at the lighthouse ...

preparations for the second floor of the lighthouse ...

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And again: An alien

have with the entry last time I temporarily more or less everything know from my experience with Japan (except for some minor details and the mysterious report on the Summer School) wrote. I have therefore decided to abuse my Japanese blog and write here about my experiences in Slovenia, because like most of you know, I thank AIESEC, hired three months with a company in Ljubljana and so all goes well, then Vienna (Oh God, Vienna!). Two things about it: 1 Since I work full time my entries will appear rather unregelmäßg, and if the weekend and 2 more As Slovenia is culturally not really so different to Austria, the items will also be rather shorter.

So today as only this: Slovenia and the territories here were really too long, with Austria, for they have taken over our bureaucracy (with 45 years of communism have certainly not helped even). Just as in Austria you must fill out countless forms, submission of documents to visit several offices (located at different ends of town) and to mess around with other, perform with due only to a simple notification registration, and maybe get a tax number. The difference, as so often, officials are in the majority much more polite and friendly and can do much better English. Nevertheless, here also probably a branch of the family feared the species' Beamtus Austriacus " nested. Zoologists estimate that this particular subspecies 100 years ago entwicklte in this region and, despite efforts to eradicate the last 20 years, some cards hold amazingly resilient. I too am one (or better one) met: grumpy, despite politeness and friendliness on my part, uncooperative, and refusal to speak a single word out of their own language. Makes you really feel low supplicant and sincerely be unwelcome, it may end his fault but please once again and "creep". Well, so what, until now, fortunately an isolated case.
Oh, and why this phrase as title of the entry? Well, I've seen on the titling office again: "As an alien in Slovenia ..." (My god, deja vu!). However, there is apparently only rarely and not as in Japan the "normal" name, it is also the Office's Department for Foreigners "and not" Alien Registration Office.
And no, this time I can not get such beautiful alien registration card.



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Krain, the Krain is called one of the five historical regions of Slovenia, consisting of Gorenjska (with Krainburg as center), Inner Carniola (centers: Idrija and Postojna / Postojna) and the common Dolenjska and Bela krajina area (with Ljubljana as the center), where Ljubljana is situated almost exactly in the middle of the three areas of Carniola. In earlier times there were also Mitterkrain, later added to Unterkain and Istria as subdivisions. Also comes from an earlier period (around the first turn of the century) the term and territory of the Windisch Mark, which represented a large part of today's southeastern Krain. As a historical description (although, already part of Carniola) it was used until 1918 (see title of the Great Emperor of Austria). The Krain in itself is already in the late 10th Century, as Mark mentioned, and 1346 appointed to the Duchy (of interest to some people: In the 12th century besaßen die Spanheimer/Sponheimer Teile des Gebietes unter anderem Laibach). Nachdem es als Teil der Illyrischen Provinzen eine Zeit lang zu Napoleons Eroberungen zählte, wurde es im Kaiserreich Österreich zusammen mit Kärnten, Istrien, Görz und Gradisca zum Königreich Illyrien gemacht. Nach der Revolution 1848 erhielt es den Status eines eigenen Kronlandes, gelegen zwischen den Österreichischen Küstenland, Kärnten, Steyer/Steiermark und Kroatien-Slawonien, und sein Wappen (blauer Adler mit rot/goldenem Brustband auf hellblauem Grund) teilte sich den Bindeschild mit jenem Kärntens. Nach 1918 kam es (ohne seine westlichsten Gebiete) zu Slowenien, welches wiederum im SHS Königreich aufging. Im 2. Weltkrieg some of Italy struck, and later return to Yugoslavia (with the western areas), it has belonged since 1991, the Republic of Slovenia, but not represent a separate administrative unit. However, it has to be clear today, a regional identities have also clearly visible in the dialects (like all historical regions of Slovenia).

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Addendum Part 2

Yes, it has ever been a "supplement" given entry, even if this is even longer ago, when the topics on which I deliver this addendum.

Anyway.

First, the group photo from the University ski trip from the beginning of January 2008 in which I was present (see entry "Lover Arrive"), and I did not then had. I am the way, why not yet in Skimontur, since I had to bring my ski from grinding, but it does not matter because we are better skiers anyway traveled with the group.




A funny incident at the ski trip: The first car I saw had a plate of Kobe, my former home town! So you imagine the can: It's as if you ski in Vorarlberg (in the far west of Austria) and the first car that you meet has a sign of Guessing (my home district in the southeast of Austria), in both cases a distance equivalent of about 500 km. Honestly, what are the chances for such a thing?

Then something to the Harbor-country (see brief description in "Prospects of any kind"): As I wrote then, it will be used for many different types of events and competitions, so I happen to early November 2007 with a Visit trapped in a dance competition. However, for dance clubs. It is about a perfectly and uniformly as possible by all dancers audition choreography shown (of course with music and perhaps extras such as flags). Points are therefore just for the choreography, their interaction with the music and the symmetry of the dancers, which in a number of 40, 50, 60 people is really difficult, but because of the many people not only the stage but also the square in front is used.

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At long last, the editors have succeeded to bring the residence of our author's experience and also accompanied the final proof that he is still alive. To our surprise (even though a certain suspicion of) our author is no longer in Japan, but stays in Europe, specifically in the field of Krain (Carniola Crown Land), formerly Windische Mark, which is now part of Slovenia. Unfortunately
blazing the editors do not like and above all, when exactly he got there, but like the gentle reader be assured that we will ensure that our columnist, will share his experience in the region. Expect, therefore, the first column, "Interesting (and funny) facts / opinions about Slovenia" in one of our upcoming issues.

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Major Holidays

keeping with the season (August) I will report this time from the last of the great Celebrations and holidays in Japan: The
(O) Bon festival.
The Bon (盆) hard, often called O-Bon, the O but really just a courtesy prefix is to express the appreciation, is the great Buddhist commemoration of the dead in Japan. More precisely, there are not only used to honor the spirits of deceased ancestors, but also to alleviating the suffering and salvation of those spirits who serve for any reason whatsoever, could not ascend. As so often in Japan mingled here in the exercise of the roots of the festival with local other traditions.
The festival, according to the region to a place three times (due to Unstimmigkeiten bei der Einführung des gregorianischen Kalenders zu Beginn der Meiji-Zeit). In der östlichen Kanto-(Tokyo) und der Tohoku-region findet es Mitte Juli statt, und wird daher auch Juli-Bon genannt. Das "alte Bon" basiert noch auf dem Mondkalendar (der julisch-gregorianische ist der Sonnenkalendar) in dessen siebten Monat es abgehalten wird, wodurch es, wie das chinesische Neujahr, jedes Jahr zu einem anderen Zeitpunkt zelebriert wird, und zwar größtenteils in der nördlichen Kanto-region, im Westen Honshus, auf Shikoku und den Südwestlichen Inseln. Das dritte, und am häufigsten gefeierte, das August-Bon, ist von der 2. bis zur 3. Woche im August und wird vor allem in der Kansai-Region begangen. Daher wird auch in general at the time of their companies Angstellten four to six days around the 13./15 around August release, so the O-Bon is time the second most important festival and one of three major holiday periods in the year. Therefore, also other regions, started in Tokyo as part of their O-Bon celebrations have to lay in August.
Well, apparently the Tokyo slowly accept the cultural superiority of Kansai. :)

It has become established that O-Bon is used as a family reunion (which is why it is also a great traveler time when visiting most Japanese families) on which the graves of the dead are visited and cleaned (the spirits of the deceased should also consider the home altars and visiting participants have the bye). The festival can be compared with All Saints / All Souls with us, with the difference that more celebrated and treated as a whole is not as serious (comparative example, the Mexican Day of the Dead).


sequence or part of the festival goes from 13

Obon to 16 of the month in which it takes place and place in that time the company, as erähnt, often with an extra day off (but state institutions have opened because it is a purely religious celebration not a public holiday / should be). The feast has no fixed end in itself, and in the different regions under different light quite pronounced. Most use it for the first day, as discussed above, to be with their families, and to take care of the graves. The biggest event of the Bon dance festival in which during the musical accompaniment (in the sense of a dance festival) is held in public, whereby the precise nature of dance and music are locally very different. Above all, the music is by Bon-traditional music to folk music and folk songs to modern pop songs and (in some cases is even used classical) be.

are a special feature in Kyoto enzündeten Gozan no Okuribi (五山 送り火), the "5-mountain fire" simply Daimonji (大 文字), "Major characters" mentioned. On five Mountains around Kyoto are lit huge bonfires in the form of characters (3 of them) and other forms (2). It starts at 20:00 clock with the characters for "big" (大), followed by the two characters for "wondrous Dharma" (妙法), a term used in Buddhist teachings, followed by a fire in the form of a ship to another plays the character for large, and finally the shape of a torii, a screaming-gate (usually Shinto shrine). To burn all the characters clock 20:30. They are lit by the spirits who return to the dead world to light the way and to facilitate it (hence the name Okuribi, posting about fire).

The festival traditionally ends with the "floating of lanterns. Using small paper lanterns lit and placed on small floating documents on the rivers exposed (hence a boat as a stake in the form of Kyoto). Each of these lanterns symbolize the soul of a dead man who returns to the afterlife, are why there are hundreds, even thousands of lanterns floating on the rivers (where this custom is also to other dead memory usage, to commemorate the dead of Hiroshima atomic bomb for example).

Unfortunately I currently do not have photos available, but since O-Bon is taking place at the time and ends tomorrow, I hope that I will soon send some of my friends. So please be patient.



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The O-Bon festival is celebrated in its present form, including in particular about the dance / dance for 500 years, yet the roots and influences are very much older. Loud records to the actual ceremony, carried out so the idea of \u200b\u200bthe soul religious festival, according to records since the middle of 8th century be. Furthermore, the spreading of "lantern ships" of Emperor Go-Horikawa introduced in 1230 in Japan (a fact which is particularly understandable when one considers that this emperor had before his coronation actually Buddhist monk should). It is disputed whether the idea of burning of bonfires (especially in the form of characters) is really the famous monk Kukai, posthumously known as Kobo Daishi, (from the 8.Jahrh.) Decreases. What is certain, rather, that its origin different rites of Japanese Buddhism forms (one mentioned by Kukai founded) was born.
Although his religious component largely verloren hat und diese mehr durch ein Familienwiedervereinigung/Rückkehr zu seinem Geburtstort Element eretzt wurde, ist das O-Bon Fest wohl gerade deswegen und auch wegen seinem Feieranteil, nach Neujahr das traditionell und allgemein zweitwichtigste Fest in Japan. Da die Japaner dabei auch die Gräber ihrer Vorfahren und Hausaltäre reinigen und pflegen bleibt trotzdem das Ehren der Ahnen als ein zentraler Bestandteil erhalten.