episode 1 kiyohime and yuki onna

oni( demons) and yurei ( ghosts) have played a role in Japanese culture for thousands of years, and stories of new spirits continue to be told today. much of this list is comprised from hannya,in which noh theatre are woman whose rage and jealousy turned them into demon while still alive here are just some stories of Japanese folk lore as episodes

1- KIYOHIME

kiyohime was a young women scorned by her lover, a monk named anchin,who grew cold and lost interest in her, kiyohime followed him to a river and transformed into a serpent while swimming after his boat. ( monk followed her just if you are confused). terrified by her monstrous form, anchin sought refuge in a temple, where monks hid him beneath a bell . not to be evaded, kiyohime found him by his scent, coiled around the bell and banged loudly on it with her tail. she then breathed fire onto the bell, melting it and killing anchin

the end

meaning:

1) scorned-reject in a mean way

2) sought-past of seek

3) coiled-um not a accurate meaning but circled around it maybe

2) YUKI- ONNA (snow queen)

she is a japenese snow spirit known for her beauty and also for killing humans😈😈.

in some versions she is described as having very pale skin and black hair contrasting with her kimono, she leaves no footprints as she float over the snow and sometimes her feet are invisible. following one of the legends about its origin where a snow spirit of yuki onna is born from a woman that fell on the snow, the decision for a regretful girl taken by the sadness of a letter she just received , laying on the snow and perishing for exposure gives us our own yuki onna , with the fleeting reminiscence of being human in the past , when faced by the beauty of the cherry tree under the snow.

gathering some courage we felt compelled to give a haiku a try ...

"no footsteps , no sound,

a letter filled with regrets

of being human ."

the yuki onna calls out to people on snowy night and if you reply, she attacks, but there's also the version where she will push you off the cliff if you don't reply as well , so if you ever met her best of luck

meanings

1) pale- light in color or shade , very less pigment

2) contrasting - differing strikingly

3) exposure - the state of having no Protection from something harmful

4) reminiscence - a stiry told about the past event rememberd by narrator

5) compelled- force to do something

6) haiku- a japenese poem of seventeen syllabuses, in three lines or five, seven, and five, traditionally evoking images of the natural world

well this is all for today please mention me more if you know i am quite scared to go to japan at late night you all should also never go. i hope you understand my regards is with you in this

so peace bye

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