The forgotten festival and Japanese cultural faux pas #2934
Great post! I haven’t committed this particular faux pas but I know someone who has! I liked your translation of Basho’s haiku.
Thank you! It’s such an easy ‘mistake’. Although I did also read that since chrysanthemums at funerals is relatively new, it’s not too bad a cultural faux pas, I just couldn’t find any evidence to fact check!
Great post! I haven’t committed this particular faux pas but I know someone who has! I liked your translation of Basho’s haiku.
Thank you! It’s such an easy ‘mistake’. Although I did also read that since chrysanthemums at funerals is relatively new, it’s not too bad a cultural faux pas, I just couldn’t find any evidence to fact check!