Adorable note by Sayuri Sasai, showing a Tanabata (star festival) celebration in old Edo.
They stress that Tanabata, and its tradition of writing wishes on tanzaku (paper strips) before tying those up on bamboo, spread among Edo commoners thanks to the terakoya (temple elementary school system) which increased literacy.
The boy is anxiously wishing for his handwriting to get better, and below him you can see how the classical rectangular tanzaku could also be shaped like notebook, abacus or writing brush, or watermelon or gourd - something popular among young students ^^
The street peddlers below offers Tanabata related goods such as bamboo stalks and the tanzaku papers. Besides them, a popular summer dish of somen (cold noodles) is eaten for good luck (the longer the noodle, the longer the life).
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i cant play fps but i can still make cool characters kiss
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DID YOU SEE THE EPISODE 8 CINEMATIC FOR VALORANT? INSANITY
AND NOT TO SHIP BUT THE SOMEN MOMENTS ARE JUST SCREAMING
BABE BRO FRIEND OF COURSE I DID AND I AM LOSING MY MIND
OMEN IS SO FUCKING BADASS CYPHER IS ALL TEEHEE GIGGLING LITTLE SHIT AND SOVA OH MY SWEET SON SOVA HE IS PERFECTION
But fr tho the Somen is so strong in this cinematic it has me CRAVING Somen content but gah there's so precious little of it out there??? what do you mean I have to write it myself
The whole idea of Omen immediately thinking of Sova when he picks up the Outlaw like this man is literally on a mission to uncover his past, the one thing he's been doggedly chasing ever since his character has been introduced and here he is, pausing to think of what Sova might like??? That is husband behaviour right there like are u fr??
And sweet Sova, exasperated, loving not not-so-lowkey worried about his favourite ghost boi's safety telling him to just hurry up bc all he cares about is getting Omen back safely?? Your honour they are WHIPPED for each other and I will not accept criticism on that.
Plus, Sova ulting Omen in order to get him out of the trap, deciding that fuck this there's no time to do this the subtle way I'm gonna fucking shoot my love before I lose him he's not taking ANY chances as far as Omen's life is concerned.
Also am I the only one who thinks Omen is fucking hot yeeting himself out of the window along with his former boss?? SCATTER hell yeah babe u go I bet Sova is ready to jump ur bones after that one
I swear to god I am so desperate for good Somen content right now, Omen deserves to use Sova as a chew toy after what he just found out about himself and Viper and I think Sova needs to be bent over the nearest surface hold Omen and be reassured that his husband is alive and there and as alright as a continuously tortured radiant can be
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Mozuku somen (cooking)
As I wrote before, mozuku is a seaweed that can be harvested in the waters around Okinawa. It's delicious when you eat it with vinegar, but this time, I mixed it with ``somen'' (extra-thin udon), which is representative of summer in Japan, and ate it with mentsuyu(noodle-soup). The amount is almost 1:1. This way of eating is my originality.
モズクそうめん(料理)
モズクは、以前も書いたが、沖縄近海で採れる海藻。酢で和えて食べると美味しいが、今回は、日本の夏を代表する麺:「そうめん」(極細うどん)と豪快に混ぜて麺つゆを入れて食べた。量はほぼ1:1。この食べ方は、私の独創である。
(2023.05.27)
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