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šŸµHUNTING FIREFLIESāœØ

Each year Shimogamo-jinja (äø‹é“Øē„žē¤¾) holds a special tea gathering called 'Hotarubi-no-Chakai' (蛍ē«ć®čŒ¶ä¼š). Over 600 fireflies are released beside the Mitarashi-gawa (å¾”ę‰‹ę“—å·) as evening falls, bringing an otherworldly feel to the tea ceremony.
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What better way to celebrate firefly season than with Kameya Yoshinaga's (äŗ€å±‹č‰Æ長) cooling 'hotaru-no-yoru' (č›ć®å¤œ 'evening fireflies').
The sweet is a type of 'kingyoku' (錦ēŽ‰), a jelly made from boiling agar and sugar...particularly popular in summer.

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In the traditional calendar June 11th-15th is known as 'kusaretaru kusa hotaru to naru' (腐草ē‚ŗčž¢), 'rotten grass becomes fireflies'. There was a belief, imported from the mainland, that fireflies were born from grass decaying in the humid early summer heat.
#Japan #fireflies
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Films from Northeast India on digital platforms..

A thread..
Two chaste lovers bow down to social taboos and repress their feelings, but doing so pushes them towards a horrific crime.

#Aamis (2019, Assamese) by #BhaskarHazarika.

Streaming on @SonyLIV.
In small-town Assam, the 10-year-old daughter of a widow defies societal norms as she befriends a group of boys and dreams of having her own rock band.

#VillageRockstars (2017, Assamese) by @rimadasFilm.

Streaming on @NetflixIndia.
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I want to start a new thread story. Not sure how long it will be and I may use different prompts: #vss365 #vssmagic #vssnature etc etc ... I love reading about legends and folk lore, and in my fantasy writing I often create my own myths. So this will be just a fun exercise...
According to #lore &myths of old,griffins nestled on these cliffs long ago. They swooped down on the unsuspecting;carried them off never to be seen again.
Griffins were not elemental creatures,but air & earth did have dominion over them; their only enemy -fire.
#vss365 #vssmagic
"I helped your troupe avoid #shadow and #gore," said the dark wizard simply, implying that he saved us from the mythical griffins. I gaped at him. "And now for what you promised."

"No," I was careful not to get trapped in words, "I said: after you summon her."
#vss365 #vssmagic
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Pre-print alert! דSelf-organization in natural #swarms of Photinus carolinus #synchronous #firefliesā€

How many fireflies does it take to synchronize a swarm in its natural habitat? And how fast does the burst propagate throughout the swarm?

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šŸ§µ1/7 Fireflies at the Great Smoky Mountains
2/7 Fireflies flashing in unison is not just a mesmerizing manifestation of animal collective behaviorā€¦ but also a landmark example of biological synchrony.

We recently developed a method to record the 3D spatiotemporal pattern of their flashes

3/7 To understand the synchronization mechanisms and inform theoretical models, we apply our method on the collective display of thousands of Photinus carolinus fireflies, this time, in their natural habitat!
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A thread on..
- English language Indian films
- "Hinglish" films
- Crossover films
- International films with Indian theme

..on digital platforms..
#TheHouseholder (1963) by Merchant - Ivory.

Feat. Shashi Kapoor, Leela Naidu, Durga Khote, Achla Sachdev, and Harindranath Chattopadhyay among others.

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#ShakespeareWallah (1965) by Merchant - Ivory.

Feat. Shashi Kapoor, Felicity Kendal @madhurjaffrey Geoffrey Kendal, Utpal Dutt, Pinchoo Kapoor and Partap Sharma.

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