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==8th Month==
==8th Month==
On 8/15, people engaged in ''[[tsukimi]'', taking time to appreciate the moon.
On 8/15, people engaged in ''[[tsukimi]]'', taking time to appreciate the moon.
On an auspicious day of the month, ''susuki'' (''miscanthus'') grasses or other sorts of reeds were used in a ritual to drive out bad spirits, called ''shibasashi''.
On an auspicious day of the month, ''susuki'' (''miscanthus'') grasses or other sorts of reeds were used in a ritual to drive out bad spirits, called ''shibasashi''.
