#zoni

[hannahwashington]

richard horvitz sees a bug eyed little creature guy and asks "is anyone gonna voice this" then doesn't wait for an answer

#invader zim #psychonauts #razputin aquato #zoni #ratchet and clank #tools of destruction #kaos #skylanders #and thats just off the top of my head! this guys been in So much theres probably some im forgetting/some i simply Dont Know #DO NOT TAG WITH H*LL*VA B*SS #lani-loli #crash bandicoot #crash bandicoot 4

[vinsmoke-lover]

Consider: Zoni. Zoro x Niji. It's like Zosan except they actually hate each other.

#one piece #roronoa zoro #vinsmoke niji #zoni

[little-miss-ghostess]

A thought suddenly occurred to me tonight and I had to make memes based off it for me and me alone.

#please for the love of god don't let this invite arguments about r&c continuity #or r&c arguments in general for that matter #ratchet #clank #ratchet and clank #ratchet & clank #lombax #a crack in time #zoni #orvus #drek #qwark #captain qwark #meme #shitpost #ratchet and clank future a crack in time #rac1 #ratchet and clank 1 #ratchet & clank 1 #ratchet & clank future a crack in time #ratchet and clank a crack in time #ratchet & clank a crack in time

[duskm0ther]

and they were roommates- oh my god, they were roommates!

#lesbians #ffxiv #ffxiv gpose #ffxiv screenshots #ffxiv oc #ffxiv elezen #ffxiv miqo'te #zoni #irie

[joyousnudibranch]

The beginning of a new year is like the beginning of a new chapter of life. It is time to put some things in the past and start anew. Probably it’s a universal custom to wish good luck for the fresh start of the year. And people must be doing that in many different ways in different parts of the world. Different things must be associated with good luck and happiness because of their shape, color and names. Here in Japan, people customarily relate lots of things in nature to good luck. Perhaps that is due to Shinto, the “indigenous faith” of this country. According to the faith, there are many deities residing in nature. Thus, ancient people might have seen the potentials in certain plants and animals in nature to mediate between human wishes and the deities.

Of course Japanese people today do not literally believe in the magical power of the deities and good luck charms. But they are still inclined to follow the custom just in case there is some unnatural power beyond our scientific knowledge. In rural areas, you can still find traditional customs that were lost in big cities decades ago. My hometown is no exception. For many grandpas here, getting correct plants for New Year’s decoration has the highest priority at the end of the year. For many grandmas, failing to buy certain food ingredients for New Year’s feast is a horrible mistake that they should avoid at all costs.

For those who may be interested in such Japanese traditions, let me share some of our family tradition of New Year’s celebration as of 2023.

The God of New Year – also the God of Agriculture – is said to visit every household on the New Year’s Day to stay for a certain period to give blessing for the whole year. This ornament is placed at the entrance to show him the way into the house.

This ornament, shimenawa is typically made with rice straw rope, ferns and an orange. And all of them are associated with good luck.

The rice straw is considered sacred because rice is the staple food here. The ferns have to be a special kind with leaves with white back. The white color is associated with gray hair, sybolizing “longevity.” The kind of orange used for this is “daidai orange” because “daidai” also means “from generation to generation” in Japanese language. Thus, this orange is associated with ”family prosperity.” To welcome the God of New Year, light is lit at the Shinto altar in the house on the night of New Year’s Eve.

The altar is decorated with sacred rice straw ropes, talisman, rice cakes and offerings of sake, rice, salt and water.

The God is said to come onto this ornament with two big rice cakes. So it must be placed at the alcove beforehand.

When I was a child, we made these rice cakes at home by pounding glutinous rice with mortar and pestle. They usually got hard and moldy in several days so we had to soak them in water and scrape off the moldy parts to eat them. Now we buy individually-wrapped small rice cakes in a plastic container which looks like two-tiered big rice cakes.

At midnight, as soon as the date turns to Jan. 1st, I go to this old, small shrine in my neighborhood for the first shrine visit of the year. My parents go to bed early, so I need to be there on behalf of them to pray for our family’s happiness and safety in the new year.

On Jan. 1st, I wake up early to see (and take photos of) the first sunrise of the year. This sunrise is considered to be special and give you blessing for the new year.

When my parents get up at around 10 am, it is time for a traditional ceremony to celebrate the New Year.

Before Meiji Restoation (1868), all people in Japan celebrated their birthdays on the same day, January 1st. So on New Year’s Day, they performed a ritual to celebrate getting one year older.

Now everyone in this country celebrates birthday independently on each person’s date of birth. But in some rural areas, people still do the ritual as a tradition on Jan. 1st and so does my family.

The most important object of the ceremony is this ornament called yone. It is literally an aggregation of ingredients symbolizing good luck.

The container is filled with raw rice, the staple food of this country. It is of special importance because it sustains people’s lives.

All the toppings are associated with good luck. Sliced mochi (rice cake) is sacred food made from the staple food. Daidai orange symbolizes “family prosperity” for the reason mentioned above. Thinly-cut kobu (kelp) symbolizes happiness and joy, with its pronunciation being similar to a Japanese word yorokobu, meaning “feeling happy.” Kachiguri (dried chestnuts which look like almonds in this photo) is associated with “victory” because kachi means "winning."  Hoshigaki (dried persimmon) means longevity because persimmon trees live long and the Kanji characters for its name can be replaced with other characters meaning “bringing happiness.” Sprouting taro symbolizes ”prosperity of descendants” because it produces lots of tubers. Evergreen pine sprig is associated with “longevity.”  Bamboo symbolizes “strength and sincerity” because it stays green in winter. And plum, which blooms earlier than others, is a symbol of “bright future.”

Family members gathered in the formal guest room take seats in front of the alcove and pass this ornament around. Starting with the head of the family, each person holds it with both hands a little higher than his/her head to thank God for their becoming one year older and pray for family’s happiness.

Then the person takes a sip of otoso, sake which is supposed to share some magical power of the God of the New Year. After purifying the body with the sacred sake, eating one piece of dried and grilled squid follows.

After the sake ritual, it is time for tasting zoni, rice cake soup. It is still part of the ritual, so only a small portion is served.

Our family’s zoni is VERY different. Usually some kind of vegetable is included in this soup. But our zoni has threaded kelp, yellowtail and rice cake cubes. That’s it. And lots of yellowtail bones are used for taking the broth. When my sister’s husband from a different prefecture tasted our zoni soup for the first time, he was almost overwhelmed by the strong fish flavor.

When I was a child, my mom put kimono (national traditional costume for formal occasions) on my sister and I for this special ceremony. And I was allowed to put some lipstick on only for the ceremony. Because of that, my lips felt strange while I was eating the zoni soup, but it felt very special. The ceremony takes place in a traditional Japanese style room. Basically family members have seats on the cushions placed on the tatami floor. It is not very comfortable, honestly speaking, so as soon as the rituals are done, my family always rush to the dining room. There, comfortably sitting in chairs, we enjoy osechi (New Year’s feast) with a bowlful of warmed zoni soup. And again, almost all foods are associated with good things like prosperity, health, longevity and good luck. Again, it is like all kinds of wishes packed in tiered lacquer food boxes.

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So what do you think? The whole thing is an overwhelming degree of wish-making, isn’t it? Here people embody lots of wishes in so many ways. Living in a country prone to natural disasters may be part of the reason why.

Now everyone in Japan is educated with modern science. Younger generations do not literally believe in superstitions and/or traditional religious customs coming from Shinto and Buddhism. But still, people here seem to be trying to maintain the good thoughts underlying all the wish-making. And for me, wishing happiness for loved ones is not the matter of being scientific vs unscientific any more.

If making one’s wishes visible and touchable makes people stronger, more hopeful and motivated, maybe it is a wisdom rather than a blind obedience to unscientific nonsense.  And traditional customs give the elderly something to pass down to the youth and make them feel being part of a big continuum. That’s the way I see this whole thing.

There is a beauty in it, I think …                 unless you become a slave of the tradition. ***********************

#new year's day 2023 #shimenawa #traditional New Year's ceremony #kagami mochi #gantan #osechi #otoso #zoni

[lunarstarartemis]

Ratchet and Clank AU where Orvus travels to Fastoon and sees the the aftermath of Tachyon’s attack on the Lombaxes. There he finds Ratchet before he was sent to Veldin and raises him at the Great Clock. Young Ratchet was a MENACE! He used to jump on things and pretend he was a Zoni and run around playing with the machinery at the Clock so Sigmud always had to make sure he didn’t get into too much trouble. But due to that he learned more about the Zoni and Zoni tech, including how to repair things around the Clock.

When he’s old enough (Same age as he would be in game 1) Orvus sends him on a mission to escort his son XJ-0461 from the Solana galaxy to the Great Clock. Ratchet happily accepts the mission because even though Orvus and Sigmud are great and care for him, he feels like he has a bigger calling for him out there amongst the stars and wants to explore the universe. He gets to the Solana Galaxy but he took a detour to Veldin to explore. He felt the warmth of the desert planet was very familiar even though he’s never been there before and instantly liked the backwater planet. Clank crash lands the same way as the first game and they meet. Ratchet didn’t exactly know who he was supposed to look for and assumed he was looking for a Zoni like Orvus so he didn’t know he just met who he was supposed to escort back and Clank knowing what he knows about Drek’s plans was just focusing on finding Captain Qwark so he can stop Drek. Ratchet who grew up watching Qwark Holo-Vids and wanting a chance to meet someone he considered a hero agreed to help him find Qwark as long as they also look for the person he needed to find. This was their mutual agreement for traveling together.

During their time together the duo kept getting sidetracked with the events of the games. At times Ratchet randomly mentions the Great Clock, Zoni, Sigmud and Orvus and memories of growing up with them. Clank not knowing he’s a Zoni robot looks at him confused but nods along and is happy his friend had a happy childhood. One day when they were flying in their ship (Before the Future games, probably after the first game and before the second game) Clank asked Ratchet “You talk a lot about the Zoni, are you a Zoni yourself?” Ratchet gives an embarrassed chuckle and replies “I don’t know what I am, I’m just me.” but that exchange is what made them both want to learn more about his background and want to find his original family.

This AU changes a bit on how the Future games pan out. Haven’t figured that part out yet tbh. I just wanted an AU where Ratchet has some type of family since we never hear who took care of him in the PS2 games and the reimagining giving Ratchet Grimm to care for him is what made me want to explore the theme.

#ratchet and clank #ratchet & clank #Ratchet and Clank AU #AU #r&c #insomniac games #video games #video game #Lombax #Zoni #Orvus #Sigmud #a crack in time #tools of destruction

[mr-spice]

お雑煮

#お雑煮 #zoni #おぞうに #雑煮 #餅 #rice cake #japanese food #ナルト #三つ葉 #ヒラタケ

[aishiteru-kenshin]

Japanese New Year Tradition: Eating Zōni

Eaten on New Year’s Day, this soup dish has many variations. It usually consists of chicken and various vegetables, and sometimes tofu as well. It’s almost always eaten with mochi in it. The vegetables can range from carrots, shitake mushrooms, daikon, etc.. The mochi represents longevity, due to its stretchy form. Historically, zōni is of samurai cuisine. The dish was cooked during battles and was very important for restoring a samurai’s strength between skirmishes. The tradition of eating zōni on New Year’s Day began during the mid 1440s. The Japanese offered mochi to the gods and Buddha on Omisoka, or New Year’s Eve. This allowed there to be a fully prepared and ready ingredient to eat on New Year’s Day. To rest up and have an easily preparable meal, the Japanese would then consume this mochi the next morning in a soup!

#Japanese Tradition #Zoni #Japanese Cuisine #Osechi Ryori #Japanese New Year #Ozoni #Ozouni #New Year #Zouni #Sanganichi #Zōni #Ozōni #Japanese Food

[kprciffdw]

Ratchet and Kim Possible Chronicles: Another Sitch in Time-Part 36

Much time later, the clock was being fixed up by Ratchet and the Zoni that he had collected. Kim sat down on a bench, drinking an unusual liquid of sorts as Sigmund stood near her. Sigmund: “There you go, Miss Possible. This Quantum Removal Serum should purge your body of all of those temporal aftereffects” Kim: “Thanks, Sigmund. I can already feel my head clearing up. This should put a stop to all of those headache attacks.” Sigmund: “I’m certain your friend will also feel better once he starts taking this serum.” Kim: “So am I, I just hope that he is able to hold it down.” Sigmund: “So do I, I just can’t believe that you and your friend have traveled through time before.” Kim: “Me neither. The whole thing was really strange and with how messed up it was, no wonder why I couldn’t remember it. I’m just glad that things are back to the way they’re supposed to be. I hope I never have to experience anything like that ever again.” Ratchet: “Well, now that we’ve taken care of everything, there’s only 1 more thing left to fix.”

He reinserted the plug that was removed by Lawrence earlier, restoring the holographic image of Orvus. Computer voice: “Time keeper restored.” Ratchet: “I’ll leave you 2 alone. Let’s go, Kimberly.”

He walked out; Kim got up and went towards him. They held each other’s hands as they walked out. They stopped as Ratchet looked back towards Clank. Ratchet: “Take care of yourself, pal.”

He then proceeded back towards the ship with Kim. Rufus, standing on Kim’s shoulder, looked back towards Clank and waved goodbye. Clank went on to continue playing Orvus’ recording but then stopped it shortly afterwards. Clank: “I can not stay. I am sorry, but discovering my family has made me realize that I can not leave Ratchet, not until he finds his own. I hope you understand.” Sigmund: “You’re leaving?”

Sigmund went on to check on himself. Sigmund: “Energy output normal, harmonic stabilizers stable. Why aren’t I freaking out?”

Clank retrieved the ChronoScepter and walked up to Sigmund with it. Clank: “Perhaps you are ready to be promoted.”

He handed the scepter over to Sigmund. Sigmund: “Senior Caretaker?”

He accepted the scepter with much zeal. Sigmund: “Whoopee! Thank you, sir.” Clank: “Take care, Sigmund.”

Clank ran off after Ratchet and Kim. Sigmund continued the recording. From it, Orvus revealed that he is happy with Clank making his own decisions regardless of whether or not he were to accept his position as the new caretaker in Orvus’ steed. Ratchet was just about ready to take off; he was sulking over the thought of leaving Clank behind. Kim placed her hand on his shoulder. He looked at her as she smiled at him to reassure him. He smiled at her, but only a little. Rufus was seen on Kim’s shoulder, looking at Ratchet as well. Clank ran back towards the ship and jumped in just as it was about to close. He sat down right next to Kim. She and Ratchet took notice of Clank immediately; they were overjoyed that he decided to stay with them. Rufus was especially jubilant to see him. And with that, they took off and left the clock.

#Kim Possible #Ratchet and Clank #Ratchet and Kim Possible Chronicles #Another Sitch in Time #A Crack in Time #Ratchet #Clank #Rufus #Sigmund #Zoni #Polaris Galaxy #Breegus System #The Great Clock

[meritabiz]

Vuoi aprire un'azienda in svizzera? Hai mai sognato di trasferirti in Svizzera e lasciare l'Italia? Sei affascinato dal cantone del Ticino e dalle incredibili opportunità offerte dal sistema elvetico? Se la risposta è sì, sei nel posto giusto! In questo episodio, scoprirai tutti i segreti su come trasferirti in Svizzera, trovare lavoro o aprire la tua azienda e vivere una vita di successo insieme alla tua famiglia. Abbiamo intervistato Richard Zoni, fondatore di Abilex.ch, una rinomata società di consulenza specializzata nell'assistere imprenditori italiani nel trasferimento in Ticino. Richard Zoni condivide con noi la sua esperienza e le migliori strategie per rendere il tuo sogno di trasferirti in Svizzera una realtà. Scoprirai quali sono i requisiti e le procedure necessarie per ottenere il permesso di lavoro, quali sono le migliori città e cantoni per cercare lavoro, nonché preziosi consigli su come affrontare il processo di adattamento culturale e burocratico. Se invece sei interessato a intraprendere la strada dell'imprenditoria, Richard ti guiderà passo dopo passo nell'apertura della tua azienda in Svizzera. Condividerà con te le informazioni cruciali sulla legislazione aziendale svizzera, le agevolazioni fiscali e le opportunità di business nel mercato svizzero. Trasferirsi in Svizzera non è solo un cambio di residenza, ma un'esperienza di vita che ti permetterà di godere dei numerosi vantaggi offerti da questo Paese. Quindi, se vuoi scoprire come realizzare il tuo sogno di trasferirti in Svizzera, aprire un'azienda o trovare lavoro, non perderti questo video! Assicurati di iscriverti al nostro canale per rimanere aggiornato su tutti i nostri consigli, interviste e guide sul vivere e lavorare in Svizzera. Non lasciare che il tuo sogno svizzero rimanga solo un desiderio: prendi l'iniziativa e inizia a pianificare il tuo futuro oggi stesso! Vuoi chiedere consiglio a Richard Zoni senza impegno? Contattalo su Linkedin: 🇨🇭 https://www.linkedin.com/in/rzoni/ Oppure su: 🇨🇭 https://www.abilex.ch/ ==== ✳️ LinkTree 🌳 https://linktr.ee/meritabiz

#abilex #azienda #consulenza #richard #svizzera #zoni

[omefarmkitchen]

Special ZONI week! Zoni is a Japanese traditional new year soup consisting mainly of mochi (rice cakes) and other ingredients like vegetables etc in a soy sauce or miso based broth. This soup is eaten on New Year's Day along with a traditional new year dish called Osechi, an assortment of colorful dishes packed together in special boxes. It is believed that people eat these dishes as a tradition of praying for the safety of the year. However, each region has different zoni and the ingredients used are unique to each area. Miso & Mochi from @hiruzenkougei_offcial The chicken broth is from @pure0141 and veggies from our farm @omefarm this is extreme version! We serve it 5th - 7th at kitchen, at @farmersmarketjp on 8th! You all better to try it at least once! You also can enjoy fresh sake from @sawanoi_sake of Ome. 今週は明日から営業開始です。 既にお雑煮ウィーク初日はランチからかなり埋まってきています。 それもそのはず、WEBで発売と同時に各地で売り切れ続出の蒜山耕藝さんのお餅、お味噌をフォレストファーム恵里さんの黒鶏、Ome Farm の野菜達と掛け合わせる。。。 (恐らく日本でも有数の究極食材の掛け���わせと言えます。) 青梅山奥から湧き出る二種類のお水で仕込まれた澤乃井のお酒と共にどうぞ！ 最終日は8日(日曜日)ですが、お店は閉めて青山ファーマーズマーケットでのポップアップ提供となります。 本年もどうぞ宜しくお願い致します！ #zoni #OmeFarmKitchen #OmeFarm #Tokyo #OrganicFarm #organicvegetable #heirloomseeds #seedtotable #farmtotable #organicrestaurant #organicfood #plantbased #buddhabowl #plantbasedfood #beekeeping #Rawhoney #Honey #無農薬野菜 #非加熱ハチミツ #生ハチミツ #岩本町 #岩本町グルメ #岩本町ランチ #神田須田町 #神田ランチ #神田テイクアウト #神田グルメ #秋葉原グルメ #畑のまかない #お雑煮 (Ome Farm Kitchen) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm_LfPgPtbQ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#zoni #omefarmkitchen #omefarm #tokyo #organicfarm #organicvegetable #heirloomseeds #seedtotable #farmtotable #organicrestaurant #organicfood #plantbased #buddhabowl #plantbasedfood #beekeeping #rawhoney #honey #無農薬野菜 #非加熱ハチ��ツ #生ハチミツ #岩本町 #岩本町グルメ #岩本町ランチ #神田須田町 #神田ランチ #神田テイクアウト #神田グルメ #秋葉原グルメ #畑のまかない #お雑煮

[tottallytoby]

more more mroe more mor

pearl murmurs (maud + trapeze star)

comet candy (starlight + cayenne pepper)

joy (zecora + light hoof)

valor (zecora + mayor mare)

#mlp #mlp fusions #mlp fusion #my art #my little pony #uhhh #zony such a cute name for zebra ponies #zony #i thought the simple name were nice for them :3

[asklaura-and-naki]

Happy Holidays everyone! I hope you all have a great weekend <3

#mlp oc #laura the zony #mlp oc ask blog #noodlefreak88

[earanemith]

calling the Tiva fandom

I fell back into the tiva/ncis fandom. It has been years but something pulled me back in. I also started to reread all the fanfictions i remember. So i have 2 questions for you all.

Looking for a fanfiction. Multichapter. Where Ziva goes back Undercover on an old Mossad case. Where she was the girlfriend of a terrorist. Details i further remember at one point they are on a yacht. Ziva pointed to where to shoot the badguy but he had a condition that had his heart on the other side of his chest. Link would be greatly appreciated.(not sure but i think it had a sequel)

Anyone have a version of the knife i can read?

#ncis #tiva fanfiction #tiva #ziva david #cote de pablo #tony dinozzo #Zony #Fanfiction #The knife #Calling the tiva fandom #Fandom #Ncis

[mr-spice]

また雑煮

#雑煮 #お雑煮 #おぞうに #zoni #japanese food #三つ葉 #なると

[wild-saber1337]

ANCIENT HERO OF HYRULE???(Artist: KamabokoBun) on Twitter

The game version is a bit freaky but drawn like this I like it more

#video games #legend of zelda breath of the wild #legend of zelda #legend of zelda tears of the kingdom #tears of the kingdom #ancient hero #link zoni #hero of hyrule #ancient hero of hyrule #funny pics #Nintendo