Japanese tradition Archives – Higashi Honganji USA https://higashihonganjiusa.org/tag/japanese-tradition/ Jodo Shinshu Buddhism for everyone Fri, 11 Dec 2020 22:43:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://higashihonganjiusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/cropped-cropped-mon-tw-300x300-32x32.jpg Japanese tradition Archives – Higashi Honganji USA https://higashihonganjiusa.org/tag/japanese-tradition/ 32 32 Mochi Time https://higashihonganjiusa.org/2020/12/11/mochi-time/ https://higashihonganjiusa.org/2020/12/11/mochi-time/#respond Fri, 11 Dec 2020 22:32:06 +0000 https://higashihonganjiusa.org/?p=503   This month typically many of our temples make “mochi,” traditional Japanese rice cakes. They hold “mochitsuki,” a special day for making mochi. Unfortunately because of the pandemic, we’ve put this activity on hold. Nevertheless, please enjoy this description of a timeless tradition. Mochi is made from a “sweet” rice that’s stickier than regular rice. …

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