From: Gim Ong <gimcong@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: October 4, 2021 12:27 PM
Subject: Fw: JAPAN'S STRAW ART FESTIVALS
the splendid ice sculptures in Sapporra.
Now comes the straw structures - a real sight to see.
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It's fall in Japan. And like every fall, rice is harvested, leaving behind
straw to be hung and dried.
In some rural areas, though, the rice straw has a special use: Making giant
beasts.
Kagawa Prefecture and Niigata Prefecture have the most famous "straw art
festivals," which are
large straw sculpture displays. Traditionally, straw was used to thatch
roofs. In much the same manner,
these straw sculptures are thatched around wooden frames. But instead of
roofs, enormous dinosaurs,
bugs, and much, much more are created.
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