After cremation, families perform kotsuage (bone-picking): relatives use large chopsticks in pairs to transfer large bone fragments (feet to head) into urns— the only time sharing chopsticks is allowed. 🌫 1. Yūrei (Japanese Ghosts) Traditional Japanese ghosts: • Wear white burial clothes • Have long black hair • Often appear at night • May not have visible feet People often visit graves during: • Obon (August) – a festival honoring ancestors’ spirits • Higan (spring and autumn equinox) – a time for remembrance During these times, graveyards are full of families bringing flowers and incense. They often feel more like calm gardens than dark or scary places.

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When Marit Bouwmeester (NED) started sailing she never dreamed she'd be one of the favourites for Laser Radial gold at an Olympic Games. But Bouwmeester will be one of the hotly fancied sailors in the fleet and after her 2011 ISAF Worlds victory she knows what it takes to win.

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Irish Sailing is proud to be supporting @teamireland’s new ‘Don’t Scroll By’ campaign. We will be taking a zero-tolerance approach to online abuse, discrimination and hate speech, and will #DeleteBanReport any of this type of commentary on our channels. Team Ireland athletes have collectively taken a stand against online hate speech this week as the Olympic Federation of Ireland launched their new campaign ‘Don’t Scroll By’. The campaign is an initiative of the Olympic Federation of Ireland’s Athletes’ Commission and has been launched with the support of Indeed, an official partner of the Irish Olympic team. It calls on the public and sporting stakeholders nationwide to adopt a zero-tolerance approach to online abuse, discrimination and hate speech, and to #DeleteBanReport​ any of this type of commentary they witness online.

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Magic charter sailing around Sicily, Lipari. Staring at sea stack in a sunset moment.

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How Long is Sailing Info Valid? #sailing #boat #shorts

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