People aren’t the only beings who gather together for special celebrations on the night before
People aren’t the only beings who gather together for special celebrations on the night before a new year dawns. In this woodblock print by Hiroshige, foxes come together on New Year’s Eve to receive directions for the upcoming year and emit ghostly flames, the size of which helps predict the next year’s crop. Enjoy your annual celebrations and new plans for 2017! And, as the foxes could say in the morning, 明けましておめでとうございます (akemashite omedetou gozaimasu) or Happy New Year! Posted by Alison BaldassanoUtagawa Hiroshige (Ando) (Japanese, 1797-1858). New Year’s Eve Foxfires at the Changing Tree, Oji, No. 118 from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, 9th month of 1857. Woodblock print. Brooklyn Museum -- source link
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