I very much enjoyed your video. I have recently returned to the village where my ancestors lived in Shropshire, England. It gave me a sense of belonging and gratitude. I feel an important connection with my family who have gone before me. It is very comforting. Thank you NAO.😊
My husband is Japanese but lives in America. Every time he goes home he visits his grandparents’ graves and prays at the family altar. It’s such a beautiful tradition. In America, my family visits graves on certain holidays like Easter, Christmas, and anniversaries, but I haven’t done so in years. Going with him to do this in Japan made me realize how much I want to continue this tradition and to teach it to my son. It’s such a beautiful way to honor their lives and the connection you once had with them.
Thank you for watching😉 I'm happy your husband still does Japanese tradition when he gets back to Japan👌 Conveying these kinds of cultures and traditions is not easy, especially these years. I'm not sure my parents told me anything about this tradition in Japan. But I've seen them doing it since the beginning, and that's everything sometimes.
Beautiful expression of your gratitude for your ancestors. As an American child, I absolutely loved the beauty and aesthetics of many forms of the simplicity and refinement of Japanese living So much so, that I built a Japanese-inspired garden, and much of my decor is Japanese through which my heart and life are always joyful. I practice Buddhism and understand the beauty for which it creates in the practitioner's life. I have found that the Japanese aesthetics are the most refined and beautiful in the world. Being grateful for the lessons that i have learned from my ancestors is a core part of my existence, even though they had very difficult lives, they taught me what not to duplicate. These are the greatest lessons we can embrace to have a more loving and refined happy and prosperous lifestyle. I love your videos!!!
Thank you for sharing. The comment you made about how you exist thanks to your ancestors, how the tradition fosters gratitude and not taking things for granted has me thinking about ways to incorporate this principle in my daily life. My more recent ancestors were not good people however I have the older ones I never knew who could have been good people. Either way I can find a little more peace and gratitude because without them I would not be here and the person I am today. I am mostly expressing this out loud for accountability. Thank you for the video.
Thank you for watching😉 Sometimes, it's hard to appreciate, but some people see things from another angle and find something we need to appreciate😊 It's not easy, I believe! Have a good day!
It was interesting to know about that! I understand how it doesn't make much sense when we're kids. We grow up, and sadly have our own close relatives pass away... and it all makes so much more sense, having some way of maintaining contact. This is a beautiful practice. I'm an atheist but I do like to remember fondly about the people I miss, and feel like I'm still close to them somehow. Some religions in my country discourage that, and I think that's pretty sad.
Thank you for watching😉 There are many things we didn't understand when we were young, did we!😢 But that's how it is... It could be late, but it's the time we can change something! Nothing late is the only thought we can believe😊
Living on another continent far from cemeteries where my ancestors rest - when i visit my home country i go to visit the cemetery straight away, with flowers, light candles and sit with them for a while. I've also left little things on the grave of my grandmother - she was fond of the beaches in Australia so I've left shells and bits of coral I've found at the beach. Genealogy research has made me aware and appreciate the immense adversity my ancestors faced and how lucky i am to actually be here - the number of children that didn't make it to their teens in the past was an eye opener. This research has allowed me to put names on my family tree and by uttering these names they live in my heart and mind. In my day to day i use things that belonged to my ancestors - currently use a cutlery set that belonged to my great grandparents. And I've decorated a part of the house with things from back home to remind me of where my ancestors come from. Thank you for your video.
Really beautiful video and so nicely explained . It’s true that our traditions of respecting our ancestors and elders is disappearing. Please upload more videos on old traditional home rituals, cooking , gardening etc.
Hi there, Naosan! I really like this tradition. You made me think about it: Although my home country is very different, I have a shelf in my living room with photos of many relatives, some dead, some alive. I look at them every day and feel grateful, happy, sometimes sad that they are not there any more. When I visit the village were my father came from, the first thing I do is buy flowers and candles and put them on my grandparent's grave. You inspired me: next time, I'll take cleaning supplies as well. So yes, although the philosophy may be very different, in essence it is very similar. A wonderful video, I'm looking forward to the next one.
Thank you for watching😉 The way we appreciate ancestors may be different but it's all the same as being thankful essentially as you said! I'm happy you also have a great tradition about being thankful for your ancestors😊
@@JapanwithNao thank you for the wonderful and thoughtful video. I only discovered your channel yesterday, but I have already watched so many of your videos!
Thank you for watching the other videos, too! I saw your comments on them👌 I'll respond gradually so I'm sorry for your waiting even though you commented😲
Indeed, this is a wonderful custom of Japan. Humans exist… they pass away. We too grow old. By doing so, we progress in understanding… hopefully? Once a year is not enough, but everyday being thankful as a ritual …
I found this video charming. I was educated and heart-warmed at the same time. England has few to no truly meaningful traditions anymore and I find our decline as a culture and as a society very sad. And angering too. Thank you for showing me something so lovely today.
@@JapanwithNao And the Western intelligentsia ironically chase after and romanticise all 'exotic' remaining monocultures, with zippo awareness that their fixation with mass migration has caused nothing but decay and chaos everywhere where the policy exists. It's great if oh-so-spiritual India and Japan remain monocultures for them to travel to but heaven forbid the UK sustains a dominant culture and identity. Unreal. Watch where those sort of silly virtue signalling folks go on holiday or study and worship from afar; all monocultures or places with strong defiant cultural identities. The mess these people make. When certain things are gone, they're gone forever. Do they understand this?
Hi Nao, i am very grateful for your video. I love so much the Japanese people and learn about your traditions.❤ I am Maria , Greek Orthodox Christian. In Greece we have memorial services (mnimosyna) and Psychosavvata which are key ways to honor the dead. Mnimosyna:Memorial services are prayers offered for the deceased at specific intervals: 40 days, 3, 6, and 9 months, and 1 year after death, with the 40-day service being the most significant. These prayers for the soul's rest, and kollyva (boiled wheat) is traditionally offered, symbolizing the resurrection of the dead. Psychosavvata:"Soul Saturdays," are special days dedicated to praying for all departed souls. They occur twice a year-before Meatfare Sunday (Apokreo) and before Pentecost. These days provide the faithful an opportunity to collectively remember their deceased loved ones and offer prayers for their salvation. Both mnimosyna and Psychosavvata reflect the Orthodox belief in eternal life and the power of prayer for the souls of the departed. Through these traditions, families express love and remembrance, keeping the connection between the living and the dead alive through faith.
Thank you for watching and sharing yours😊 We also have a memorial service like yours in the Buddhist religion! We even have this kind of service 33 years after the death😁 It's really happy you also have a tradition like this even though the way is completely different!
I agree... because of the demand in today's society and lifestyle, people are unknowingly cancelling tradition. I remember the song, "Tradition", in The Fiddler on the Roof.
Their fairytale is disappearing these traditions are locked in the GOLDEN DRAGON COUNSEL. Get too far away from your roots you go onto the wrong path you could end up in the pits of hell it's just easier to follow the FOUR AGREEMENTS rather than the outcome of Tartarus burning for all of eternity. Earth school is merely a test. Either the promised land or lake of fire Tartarus. They don't want God they'll be separated from God's creation going into Tartarus for all of eternity rather than just agree to the FOUR AGREEMENTS the foundation. You US citizens have taken too many innocent lives. You take a life by universal law someone can take yours to balance the scales. You US citizens have taken over 65 trillion babies lives.
Thanks again for such a helpful video, Nao. I really enjoy these. As someone with little family or history, the concept of ancestor worship has always interested me. I've always wanted to feel part of a close family with deep roots. One question I have: If an ancestor was known for doing bad things, what is done about it within the family? Is that person still included? If so, how does it work?
Qui da noi il2 novembre dopo la festa di Ognissanti ricorre la commemorazione dei defunti occasione per ricordare chi non è più con noi e anche chi è lontano se può torna come lei ai luoghi di origine in seno alla famiglia, bellissima la sua 🏡 casa spero ne riconosca il valore, buona vita a lei😊❤
We have traditions to honour and remember our ancestors, but we don't worship them, as that is reserved for deities. Our remembrance practices are a bit more involved in Eastern Europe. After a family member passes, there are several ceremonies. We have memorials 3 days after burial, 9 days after, 40 days after, 3 months after, six months after, then 1 year after, then after 3 years. On these occasion, a boiled wheat sweet porridge is prepared, and offered to those present for the memorial. We would also visit their graves, to light a candle and bring flowers and clean up the grave a bit, much like how you show in the video. And we also have another custom. Sometimes you find that you keep dropping food on the ground by accident. It is believed that this is because our ancestors are hungry. So what you do is you prepare food and offer it as charity to the poor as a way to remember your ancestors and to appease them in the afterlife.
I am not here to criticize you, you are way to kind to criticize to start with.....;-) But worshipping ancestors is not part of buddhism. Even the Buddha himself did not aks us to worship him. Maybe it is just the translation into English. "Paying respect to" is probably a better expression. Are you a full buddhist yourself? I know for sure that the Buddha is right and his path is the right one, but I still find it hard to walk his path and here in Europe with so few buddhists, it is quite lonely. With love from The Netherlands ❤ PS: Our countries have a very rich history together ❤ just think about "Dejima".
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Please tell us your way to worship ancestors if you have! Thank you for watching😎
This is the first video of yours I have ever watched. I really enjoyed it and will be back. 🙂
Thank you for watching😉 I'll try to make this kind of videos sometimes then😘
I very much enjoyed your video. I have recently returned to the village where my ancestors lived in Shropshire, England. It gave me a sense of belonging and gratitude. I feel an important connection with my family who have gone before me. It is very comforting. Thank you NAO.😊
My husband is Japanese but lives in America. Every time he goes home he visits his grandparents’ graves and prays at the family altar. It’s such a beautiful tradition. In America, my family visits graves on certain holidays like Easter, Christmas, and anniversaries, but I haven’t done so in years. Going with him to do this in Japan made me realize how much I want to continue this tradition and to teach it to my son. It’s such a beautiful way to honor their lives and the connection you once had with them.
Thank you for watching😉 I'm happy your husband still does Japanese tradition when he gets back to Japan👌
Conveying these kinds of cultures and traditions is not easy, especially these years. I'm not sure my parents told me anything about this tradition in Japan.
But I've seen them doing it since the beginning, and that's everything sometimes.
Beautiful expression of your gratitude for your ancestors. As an American child, I absolutely loved the beauty and aesthetics of many forms of the simplicity and refinement of Japanese living So much so, that I built a Japanese-inspired garden, and much of my decor is Japanese through which my heart and life are always joyful. I practice Buddhism and understand the beauty for which it creates in the practitioner's life. I have found that the Japanese aesthetics are the most refined and beautiful in the world. Being grateful for the lessons that i have learned from my ancestors is a core part of my existence, even though they had very difficult lives, they taught me what not to duplicate. These are the greatest lessons we can embrace to have a more loving and refined happy and prosperous lifestyle. I love your videos!!!
I've said this for a long time now but there is much beauty in inconvenience and inefficiency.
Thank you for sharing. The comment you made about how you exist thanks to your ancestors, how the tradition fosters gratitude and not taking things for granted has me thinking about ways to incorporate this principle in my daily life. My more recent ancestors were not good people however I have the older ones I never knew who could have been good people. Either way I can find a little more peace and gratitude because without them I would not be here and the person I am today. I am mostly expressing this out loud for accountability. Thank you for the video.
Thank you for watching😉 Sometimes, it's hard to appreciate, but some people see things from another angle and find something we need to appreciate😊
It's not easy, I believe! Have a good day!
It was interesting to know about that! I understand how it doesn't make much sense when we're kids. We grow up, and sadly have our own close relatives pass away... and it all makes so much more sense, having some way of maintaining contact. This is a beautiful practice.
I'm an atheist but I do like to remember fondly about the people I miss, and feel like I'm still close to them somehow. Some religions in my country discourage that, and I think that's pretty sad.
Thank you for watching😉 There are many things we didn't understand when we were young, did we!😢 But that's how it is...
It could be late, but it's the time we can change something! Nothing late is the only thought we can believe😊
Beautiful tradition man!
Thank you for watching😉
Living on another continent far from cemeteries where my ancestors rest - when i visit my home country i go to visit the cemetery straight away, with flowers, light candles and sit with them for a while. I've also left little things on the grave of my grandmother - she was fond of the beaches in Australia so I've left shells and bits of coral I've found at the beach.
Genealogy research has made me aware and appreciate the immense adversity my ancestors faced and how lucky i am to actually be here - the number of children that didn't make it to their teens in the past was an eye opener. This research has allowed me to put names on my family tree and by uttering these names they live in my heart and mind.
In my day to day i use things that belonged to my ancestors - currently use a cutlery set that belonged to my great grandparents. And I've decorated a part of the house with things from back home to remind me of where my ancestors come from.
Thank you for your video.
Really beautiful video and so nicely explained . It’s true that our traditions of respecting our ancestors and elders is disappearing. Please upload more videos on old traditional home rituals, cooking , gardening etc.
Thank you for watching and your suggestion😘 I will👌
Love it!!! Beautiful storytelling format! The angles and editing really take us there!
Thank you for watching again😊 Need to improve many aspects though! Keep working!
Hi there, Naosan! I really like this tradition. You made me think about it: Although my home country is very different, I have a shelf in my living room with photos of many relatives, some dead, some alive. I look at them every day and feel grateful, happy, sometimes sad that they are not there any more. When I visit the village were my father came from, the first thing I do is buy flowers and candles and put them on my grandparent's grave. You inspired me: next time, I'll take cleaning supplies as well. So yes, although the philosophy may be very different, in essence it is very similar. A wonderful video, I'm looking forward to the next one.
Thank you for watching😉
The way we appreciate ancestors may be different but it's all the same as being thankful essentially as you said!
I'm happy you also have a great tradition about being thankful for your ancestors😊
@@JapanwithNao thank you for the wonderful and thoughtful video. I only discovered your channel yesterday, but I have already watched so many of your videos!
Thank you for watching the other videos, too! I saw your comments on them👌 I'll respond gradually so I'm sorry for your waiting even though you commented😲
@@JapanwithNao thank you so much!
Indeed, this is a wonderful custom of Japan. Humans exist… they pass away. We too grow old. By doing so, we progress in understanding… hopefully? Once a year is not enough, but everyday being thankful as a ritual …
Thank you for watching! To appreciate something is always important😉
We should even appreciate things that make us notice that😆
I found this video charming. I was educated and heart-warmed at the same time. England has few to no truly meaningful traditions anymore and I find our decline as a culture and as a society very sad. And angering too. Thank you for showing me something so lovely today.
Thank you for watching😉 Yeah, beautiful cultures have gone...😭
@@JapanwithNao And the Western intelligentsia ironically chase after and romanticise all 'exotic' remaining monocultures, with zippo awareness that their fixation with mass migration has caused nothing but decay and chaos everywhere where the policy exists. It's great if oh-so-spiritual India and Japan remain monocultures for them to travel to but heaven forbid the UK sustains a dominant culture and identity. Unreal. Watch where those sort of silly virtue signalling folks go on holiday or study and worship from afar; all monocultures or places with strong defiant cultural identities. The mess these people make. When certain things are gone, they're gone forever. Do they understand this?
Nice job Nao san. Greetings from Indonesia
Makasih ya nonton nya😉
Hi Nao, i am very grateful for your video. I love so much the Japanese people and learn about your traditions.❤
I am Maria , Greek Orthodox Christian. In Greece we have memorial services (mnimosyna) and Psychosavvata which are key ways to honor the dead. Mnimosyna:Memorial services are prayers offered for the deceased at specific intervals: 40 days, 3, 6, and 9 months, and 1 year after death, with the 40-day service being the most significant. These prayers for the soul's rest, and kollyva (boiled wheat) is traditionally offered, symbolizing the resurrection of the dead.
Psychosavvata:"Soul Saturdays," are special days dedicated to praying for all departed souls. They occur twice a year-before Meatfare Sunday (Apokreo) and before Pentecost. These days provide the faithful an opportunity to collectively remember their deceased loved ones and offer prayers for their salvation.
Both mnimosyna and Psychosavvata reflect the Orthodox belief in eternal life and the power of prayer for the souls of the departed. Through these traditions, families express love and remembrance, keeping the connection between the living and the dead alive through faith.
Thank you for watching and sharing yours😊
We also have a memorial service like yours in the Buddhist religion! We even have this kind of service 33 years after the death😁
It's really happy you also have a tradition like this even though the way is completely different!
I agree... because of the demand in today's society and lifestyle, people are unknowingly cancelling tradition. I remember the song, "Tradition", in The Fiddler on the Roof.
Thank you for watching😉 Some traditions are really disappearing😢
Their fairytale is disappearing these traditions are locked in the GOLDEN DRAGON COUNSEL. Get too far away from your roots you go onto the wrong path you could end up in the pits of hell it's just easier to follow the FOUR AGREEMENTS rather than the outcome of Tartarus burning for all of eternity. Earth school is merely a test. Either the promised land or lake of fire Tartarus. They don't want God they'll be separated from God's creation going into Tartarus for all of eternity rather than just agree to the FOUR AGREEMENTS the foundation. You US citizens have taken too many innocent lives. You take a life by universal law someone can take yours to balance the scales. You US citizens have taken over 65 trillion babies lives.
Thanks again for such a helpful video, Nao. I really enjoy these.
As someone with little family or history, the concept of ancestor worship has always interested me. I've always wanted to feel part of a close family with deep roots. One question I have: If an ancestor was known for doing bad things, what is done about it within the family? Is that person still included? If so, how does it work?
❤thank you 🙏 much love
👋Hi Nao, I guess the altar was called "Budsudan." Yes, it is important to honor our ancestrals. I go once a week to the cemetery. 🌸🌸🌸🌸
Thank you for watching again😘 Once a week?! That's a lot!
But it's nice to know you also have a similar tradition there😊
Qui da noi il2 novembre dopo la festa di Ognissanti ricorre la commemorazione dei defunti occasione per ricordare chi non è più con noi e anche chi è lontano se può torna come lei ai luoghi di origine in seno alla famiglia, bellissima la sua 🏡 casa spero ne riconosca il valore, buona vita a lei😊❤
Thank you for watching😉 Ciao!
how do you know if you've been burgled?
I do not believe traditions are disappearing. i believe it's still there, but some people did not follow it.
True😉 Thank you for watching😃
We have traditions to honour and remember our ancestors, but we don't worship them, as that is reserved for deities. Our remembrance practices are a bit more involved in Eastern Europe. After a family member passes, there are several ceremonies. We have memorials 3 days after burial, 9 days after, 40 days after, 3 months after, six months after, then 1 year after, then after 3 years. On these occasion, a boiled wheat sweet porridge is prepared, and offered to those present for the memorial.
We would also visit their graves, to light a candle and bring flowers and clean up the grave a bit, much like how you show in the video.
And we also have another custom. Sometimes you find that you keep dropping food on the ground by accident. It is believed that this is because our ancestors are hungry. So what you do is you prepare food and offer it as charity to the poor as a way to remember your ancestors and to appease them in the afterlife.
You have good taste in incense and your family Butsudan is beautiful.
Thank you for watching😉
I am not here to criticize you, you are way to kind to criticize to start with.....;-)
But worshipping ancestors is not part of buddhism. Even the Buddha himself did not aks us to worship him.
Maybe it is just the translation into English. "Paying respect to" is probably a better expression.
Are you a full buddhist yourself?
I know for sure that the Buddha is right and his path is the right one, but I still find it hard to walk his path and here in Europe with so few buddhists, it is quite lonely.
With love from The Netherlands ❤
PS: Our countries have a very rich history together ❤ just think about "Dejima".
Why would you vacuum the clean floor. I'm all for honoring past ancestors, but unneeded house is just a step too far. not cool.