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Memorial ceremony for old canes (1)

Memorial ceremony for old canes (1)

From 1979, the Kuryu Rakusenen Blind Patients Association held a memorial ceremony once a year for broken and worn-out canes.

Infomation

Category:
Photography
Title:
Memorial ceremony for old canes (1)
Title(original Title):
杖供養
Artist:
Kunje Cho
Owner:
National Hansen’s Disease Museum, Tokyo, Japan
Copyright:
Kimiko Saito (wife)
Year:
1979
Area:
Western Pacific
Country:

Area:Western Pacific

Country:Japan

Location:
National Sanatorium Kuryu Rakusenen, Gunma

Notes

栗生楽泉園盲人会では、1979(昭和54)年から年に1度、折れた杖や使い古した杖の供養をつつじ祭の際に行うようになった。

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