In the movie âThe Help,â Aibilene the maid woke up the little girl she took care of by making her say: I am smart. I am kind. I am important. What dope words to wake up to.
Japanese Moon Festival Tradition: Festivals dedicated to the moon have a long history in Japan. During the Heian period elements of the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival were introduced to Japan.
As the moon scatters golden reflections on the garden pond below, you watch, speechless, as it rises, past the sweeping branches of the pines. Itâs o-tsukimi, the harvest moon festival, and this is the ideal setting in which to celebrate it. While few Japanese are lucky enough to have tearooms, let alone a pond with a view to the east, this ancient festival is meant to celebrate the beauty of the moon, and the fall harvest.