Daily Artwork — “Men Aflame, Taro Okamoto, 1955”
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Tags: analysis, art, critique, japan, Japanese art, painting, surrealism, Taro Okamoto
How to Say Merry Christmas & Santa Claus in other Countries
This very simple infographic is a cute little guide to do just what is claims to — say Merry Christmas and Santa Claus around the world! Very specific local traditions aside, these are neat ways to inject a little world cultures into your holiday lessons. [VIA]
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Tags: China, Christmas, culture, education, France, Germany, holidays, infographic, Italy, japan, Netherlands, reference, Russia, Santa Claus, tradition, United Kingdom
Daily Photo — “Japanese Girls in Gas Masks, 1943”
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Japan, circa 1943. Young school girls wearing gas masks during the height of World War II, apparently in the midst of a drill of some kind.
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Tags: 1940s, analysis, education, emergency, history, homefront, japan, warfare, warm-ups, World War II, writing, WWII
Daily Photo — “Women Working in a Japanese Ammunition Factory, 1941”
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1941, Japan. Women working in a Japanese ammunition factory.
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Tags: history, homefront, industry, japan, photos, social studies, us history, war, warm-ups, women, women's history, World War II, writing, WWII
Daily Artwork — “The Great Wave off Kanagawa, Katsushika Hokusai, 1831”
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1831 –The Great Wave off Kanagawa. Woodcut. Japanese Edo Period. Katsushika Hokusai (1760(?) – 1849). Private collection.
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Tags: analysis, art, critique, Edo Period, japan, Japanese art, Katsushika Hokusai, painting, seascape, warm-ups, writing
Daily Photo — “Himeji Castle, Hyogo, Japan”
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Tags: architecture, art, castles, cultural studies, geography, history, japan, social studies, warm-ups, writing
