Kayaributa
Wednesday June 4, 2008
I was reading an article that the production of "kayaributa" is now at its peak before summer starts. When I saw a picture of it, it made me nostalgic. "Kayaributa" is a pig shaped pottery that you put a mosquito coil (katori-senkou) in. It is one of the things that give a poetic charm to the Japanese summer. Why a pig? Unfortunately I don't have the answer, but it has a humorous look, doesn't it? Since there are many mosquitos in Japan, katori-senkou is an essential item for summer. It has been used for more than 100 years and is still popular. I wonder if other hot and humid countries have something similar.
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Hahaha, that’s fantastic! What a cute idea.
In upstate New York we use lots of bug repellent.
Quote:I wonder if other hot and humid countries have something similar.
In the Philippines, we also have tons of mosquitos and we call mosquito coils “katol”. I think it came from the Japanese word “katori-senkou”. Interesting, isn’t it?
Here in Brazil we have a lot of mosquitos too.
In my house, we use that little electric thing with a refill that you plug into the socket.
Malaysia nimo mada katori-senkou o tsukate iru hito ga imasu yo.(Hope my grammar is correct. I’m still learning too). Yoroshiku ne. ^_^
wow! this is such a revelation to me. i did wonder about these kayaributa when i saw these while i was in japan. thank you for the entry.