Japanese Bride

Impressions of a visit to Japan. Thanks for your thoughts. Pnina

Its a pity you cropped her toes off. Otherwise its a lovely photo. 6/5

This is a marvellous shot, great colours, beautiful to see those traditional Japanees dress.

And about those toes: You did a great job to cropp them off, Pnina. The smaller the feet the better in Japan, I thought.

 

Best Regards, Ada:)))

Thank you Larry and Ada. She was walking and I have run.. to try and catch her whole appearance...Pnina

Pnina, welcome back. So you have brought a Japanese bride to share with us. Must be an awesome experience from the look of it.

Thanks Cherlyn. I have more photos of that bride and another one as well.realy enjoyed it. Pnina

Lovely photo of bride, Pnina, especially in early spring when trees are in bloom! What a nice experience you had visiting Japan!

Beautiful photo, the blooming tree speaks softly to the blooming bride.

Welcome back and i'm looking forward to seeing your photos.This is a beautiful one.Regards,Judy

"tsunokakushi a bridal hood --- The white hood the bride wears on her coiffure at the wedding ceremony is said to "hide her horns" of jealousy, symbolizing her resolve to become a gentle, obedient wife."

 

Japan Pictionary From Ainu To Zori By NAKAYAMA Yukio & Jeff Clark

 

http://www8.plala.or.jp/y-naka/jiten-t.html

 

Traditional customs sometimes contain male-dominated thoughts in themselves. They often have been sublimated into unique aesthetics. We named it "culture". Recent young Japanese(especially men) have no interest in our own culture, so, many of them don't know brides are hiding their horns during wedding ceremony...

 

Horizontal blossom and vertical bride in white made a good composition with half-dark background and half-black kimono. Very nice.

That is a wondeful and needed explanation. I thank you for that. I loved the bride with the white kimono and hood, even I don't like the meaning of that ( obedient wife?...haha,). anyway, I have some more photos with her and other brides as well.

 

I think your explanation is adding to the photo for those that will take the time to read.

I enjoyed it a lot.Thanks for the site as well. Pnina

Above is not the one and only explanation, but the most popular one. Other explanations about the origin of tsunokakushi are following

 

1. A bonnet of Kabuki actors in Edo period. Girls liked imitate them/ 2. A winter hood. Means disasters prevention/ 3. A costume of female Shinto priest. Means holiness and sacredness. etc

 

It looks as if so-called succession of culture needs some vague extention of definition. Anyway, I'm glad you like that comment.

Thanks for your greetings and comments.

Thanks for the education about that hood in the Japanese tradition. It is realy very interesting. Pnina

Japanese, "Slice of Life," nicely captured. How special to be at such ceremony in a different culture. Very educational as well, the replies above. ^_^

All I would have changed is to add the bride's shoe into the frame. Nice photo.

Thanks Wilson and J Moore.

If I recall the large head piece is to hide the bride's horns. Nice shot.

Thank you Don, Yes that is the hood for...