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Célébrée non seulement dans les pays de tradition han, mais aussi avec quelques spécificités nationales au Japon, la ‘fête de la mi-automne’, comme son nom semble le démentir, survient très souvent au début de l’automne. Nous parlons là d’un découpage selon le calendrier romain dans les zones tempérées de l’hémisphère nord. Or, celle qu’on nomme … Continue reading L’œuf et la lune pour la mi-automne
The Διονύσια τὰ ἀστικά ‘Urban Dionysia’, are the last Dionysian celebrations of the Hellenic lunar calendar. They close the yearly events in boreal spring - austral fall - with other rituals, dances and performances. Each day of the Dionysia, I introduce, with only one sentence, a piece of performance art from anyone in the world, … Continue reading Seder Masochism – 5th Day of Urban Dionysia
Djeʈa ʈewi gueleddjeloprewaho pawitestholêguelêwelembyo lembitambhoudjengo toungo malikamɖemeɖɖemeɖɖemeɖɖeme--trinado weɖɖemerweyemtchekaro tchenɖetanɖewontenôtou noh Çiwoh Çiwom De la forêt de mes cheveuxde l’eau descend mouille mon couoù s’insinue serpent rosaireet je fais taper le tambour‘demeddemeddemeddeme’puis je frappe de mes pieds d’hommele rythme par lequel tous sontrassasiés de Çiva Çiva Sous le talon de mes cothurneste voilà prisonnier, humainoù tu … Continue reading Mégâ Çiva Râtri
Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra One of the previous lives of the Buddha शाक्यमुनि Śākyamuni, was a life of a ऋषि ṛṣi – a wise man – according to the Treatise of the great virtue of wisdom, the महाप्रज्ञापारमिताशास्त्र Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra written by Nāgārjuna, a famous Mahāyāna author and – theologian if I could say – at least thinker. The … Continue reading Śaṅkhācārya’s name and story
Dark are my blood and genitorsso they won’t ask me to obeylaws and morals of creditorswho are blind to the Milky Way Phased are my flesh and my father’sSo is the Great Conjunction ofthe Civilised with his feathersand of the Wild with scales of dove Joint are my mother and my soulso much that oceans … Continue reading Rural Dionysia 2020
NOTE: The following post is not an opinion but a didactic post for students, previously published on Lamptēr Glossōn and republished here. Malls and public places are covered with garlands and decorated trees. Maybe at home, in your own place, your living-room has been prepared now for the celebrations of December. And apart from the … Continue reading Christmas · Saturnalia · Noël · Navidad
Cette poussière grise qui rendles pantalons noirs blancsles pantalons blancs noirset sur ce banc de poudreprès des marcassins bleuset sous les palmiers rougesAvalokitesvarcrie son silence d’espoiravec ses mille bras d’or Cet enfant vieux qui pensesa mère sur un nuageson père sur un éclairet sur ce béton grisprès des cœurs au lointainet sous la terre de … Continue reading Victoire de Kâlabhairav
Because the celebration of 重陽節 Chung Yeung [1] usually happens in fall, around September or October, and because it bears so much connections with the questions human beings ask themselves about death, I can never avoid each year, to compare it with European fall festivals that celebrate the dead. In Southern and Western European countries, … Continue reading All Saints Day, Chung Yeung, Ghosts and Gods
ΑΩ ϜΕΖΡΟΣΕΤϜΕ ΣΕΜΕΙΕ ΜΕΝΥΠΑΛΕΙΕϜΕΖΡΟΣΕΤϜΕ ΤϜΗΝΩΠΟΤΙΣ̣Θ̣ΕΔ̣ΡΘ̣’Ω ΜΗ Φ’ΕϜΕΣΥΤΩΣ̣ΙΩ ΜΗ Φ’ΕϜΕΣΥΠΩΣ̣ΙΩ ΜΗ Φ’ΕϜΕΕΝΥΡΕΚΤΩ ΜΗ Φ’ΕϜΕΣΕΡϜΟ ΣΙΔΘ’ΙΜΜΗ ΠΡΟΙΟΘΘΕΣΕΡϜΟ ΚΟΡΜΕΣΥ ͲΕ ΜΗͲΙΤΤΟΜ Κ’ΡΕΙΟΜ ΚΥΡΥ Γ’ΟΥΜΓ’Ο Γ’Ο Γ’Ο Γ’Ο Γ’ΩΣΦ’ΕΓΕϜΑΝΣΕΡϜΟ ΤΕΘΑΓΕΤΟ ϜΕΖΡΕ ΜΕ ΜΗ ΜΥΝͲΙΕϜΕΖΡΙ Φ’ΕϜΕ ΜΕΓ’Α ΣΕΜΕΙΕ ΣΕΤϜΟ ΑΣ
Jeʈa ʈewi gelejjeloprewaho pawitestholêgelêwelembyo lembitambhujengo tungo malikamɖemeɖɖemeɖɖemeɖɖeme--trinado weɖɖemerweyemchekaro chenɖetanɖewontenôtu noh Shiwoh Shiwom From out the forest of my hairsome water’s pouring on my neckwhere rosary snake pierces meand I make drummers hit the drums‘ɖemeɖɖemeɖɖemeɖɖeme’then by myself I kick the groundthe rhythm through everyone issatisfied by Shiva Shiva Under the heel of my buskinshere you lie … Continue reading Mega Shiva Ratri
