I enjoy this time of year (the first week in January) when beautiful kadomatsu grace the gates of homes and businesses. A construction of bamboo and pine, the pair is believed to house the deity that brings bounty for the coming year. The three shoots of bamboo represent heaven, humanity, and earth, with heaven the most prominent. Bamboo represents prosperity, and pine longevity, two attributes most desire for their family.
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