Everyone is invited to take part in this fun activity that is popular in Japan – make a wind chime! Join the Sangha on Sunday, June 14 starting at 11:30am to use special POSCA pens to create or design your own personalized glass wind chime.
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Japanese wind chime, known as a furin (⾵鈴, literally “wind bell”) in Japanese, is a small bell usually found hanging from the balconies and porches of Japanese houses in summer. Originally used in Buddhist temples, where many of these bells can still be found today. Over 1200 years ago, nobility began to hang them on their own porches as a protective charm to ward away evil spirits. Over time, the bells became smaller and more common in Japanese houses.
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n the days before air-conditioning, Japanese people used to listen to the sound of furin to promote a feeling of coolness to help get through Japan’s sweltering and humid summers.
The components for the wind chime, including the glass bell is $15 per wind chime. This is a great activity and open to all. To register, go to https://bit.ly/windchime-14Jun26