Freeing the Insects

Late August-early SeptemberThere is a festival in Japan on May 28 during which vendors sell insects in tiny bamboo cages. Those who purchase the diminutive pets keep them in or near the house during the summer months so that they can hear their songs in the evening. Then, on a day in late August or early September, they gather in public parks and at temples or shrines to set the insects free. When the creatures realize they have been released, the former captors listen to them burst into their individual sounds.
The custom of freeing the insects, also known as the Insect-Hearing Festival, is more common in the countryside. Although no one seems to know its exact origin, it is reminiscent of Italy's Festa del Grillo, where crickets are purchased in cages and kept as good luck tokens or harbingers of spring.
SOURCES:
FolkWrldHol-1999, p. 551
JapanFest-1965, p. 185

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释义	Freeing the Insects Freeing the Insects Late August-early SeptemberThere is a festival in Japan on May 28 during which vendors sell insects in tiny bamboo cages. Those who purchase the diminutive pets keep them in or near the house during the summer months so that they can hear their songs in the evening. Then, on a day in late August or early September, they gather in public parks and at temples or shrines to set the insects free. When the creatures realize they have been released, the former captors listen to them burst into their individual sounds. The custom of freeing the insects, also known as the Insect-Hearing Festival, is more common in the countryside. Although no one seems to know its exact origin, it is reminiscent of Italy's Festa del Grillo, where crickets are purchased in cages and kept as good luck tokens or harbingers of spring. SOURCES: FolkWrldHol-1999, p. 551 JapanFest-1965, p. 185
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