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Definition of Matsuris
1. matsuri [n] - See also: matsuri
Lexicographical Neighbors of Matsuris
Literary usage of Matsuris
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Religions and Religious Ceremonies of All Nations: Accurately by Joseph Nightingale (1835)
"... with solemn matsuris, as they call them, or processions and public shows in
honour, and often in the presence of his idol and priests. ..."
2. Jinrikisha Days in Japan by Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore (1900)
"for legions of children, and during matsuris it is crowded with booths and ...
and on anniversary days its matsuris are brilliant and picturesque affairs. ..."
3. John L. Stoddard's Lectures by John Lawson Stoddard (1898)
"matsuris, 2oo, 2OI, 2o2. Matting, 141, 157, 176, 179,2o3, 215. Medical College,
Tokio, 64. Mephistopheles, 1or. Mikado, 51, 52, 53, 58, 59, 8a, 89, 93, 1o4, ..."
4. John L. Stoddard's Lectures by John Lawson Stoddard (1897)
"We witnessed a number of matsuris, or religious festivals in Japan, when all the
principal streets were thronged with people, and even the house-tops held ..."
5. The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine (1896)
"The priests lead the procession of thirty-six decorated boats, which correspond
to the dashi, or cars, drawn through the streets at other matsuris. ..."
6. The Works of Tobias Smollett by Tobias George Smollett, William Ernest Henley (1901)
"have ejaculated—I have danced and sung at the matsuris, which, you know, are
religious rites—I have headed the multitude, and treated all the ragamuffins in ..."
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