#Okinawa New Year Festival

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[eyelovesong]

♡ {S0NG} New Year Eyes / Lips x Okinawa New Year Festival ♡

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V1 & V2 sets come with Mesh, Catwa, Genus, Omega, Lelutka Evo x appliers & BOM.

8 eyes in each pack. 16 total in Fatpack.

Exclusive 65L Item at event. (Lips)

Demo available at event.

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[geimaikospottingsl]

Kitsuke of the Day: Okinawa New Years Festival 2024 by Mari Lenoirre Via Flickr: Toshichiyo and I were meandering hours and hours before the 6pm performance tonight at Okinawa and found this really cool dragon with the Torii gate nearby the landing area and we couldn't resist taking a selfie. We both have new formals too. Toshichiyo owns Geigi and made a set of formal appliers with motif honoring Okinawa's textile heritage. And I'm wearing a formal hikizuri by Toshiha Magic that I commissioned her a few weeks ago in last year. I really love how our formals look and I look forward to 2024 with everyone and hope to meet new friends. Pictured: Toshinami and Toshichiyo

[anonymousewrites]

A Not-So-Disastrous Romance

Saiki Kusuo x Non-Binary! Reader

Book 1

Follows the events of Season One

Prologue: Troublesome "Friends"

Chapter One: Girl Problems and Beach Woes

Chapter Two: Ghosts and Guardians

Chapter Three: Sports Festival

Chapter Four: Safety Drills and Clairvoyants

Chapter Five: Ramen Shops

Chapter Six: Christmas Eve

Chapter Seven: New Year's Day

Chapter Eight: Valentine’s Day Chaos and Movie Night Misunderstandings

Chapter Nine: Mothers and Meetups

Chapter Ten: Traveling to Okinawa

Chapter Eleven: Accidents and Reveals

Chapter Twelve: Insecurities and Sweets

Chapter Thirteen: Punk Transfer

Chapter Fourteen: Festival Display

Chapter Fifteen: Festival Problems

Chapter Sixteen: Taking Teruhashi Out (on a Not-Date)

Chapter Seventeen: Delinquent Run-In and Teruhashi’s Home-Visit

Chapter Eighteen: Karaoke Party

Chapter Nineteen: Toritsuka’s Possessions and Club

Chapter Twenty: Crepes and Breaks

Chapter Twenty-One: Adventures in London

Chapter Twenty-Two: Summer Break Days

Chapter Twenty-Three: Rich Transfer Trouble

Chapter Twenty-Four: Celebrations

Book 2:

Follows the Events of Season Two

Prologue: Relationships

Chapter One: Cafes and Clothes

Chapter Two: Saiko's Mansion

Chapter Three: Cold Days and Warm Hearts

Chapter Four: Cute Girls and Ghost Girls

Chapter Five: Competition and Curses

Chapter Six: Seasick

Chapter Seven: Stranded

Chapter Eight: Raft

Chapter Nine: Misinformation and Memories

Chapter Ten: Fortune-Telling Transfer

Chapter Eleven: Mark of Death

Chapter Twelve: Family

Chapter Thirteen: Festival Competition

Chapter Fourteen: Elderly Project

Chapter Fifteen: Dates and Judo

Chapter Sixteen: Teruhashi's Tears and Rifuta's Crush

Chapter Seventeen: Occult Love versus Sweet Loves

Chapter Eighteen: Evil Spirits and Pranks

Chapter Nineteen: Insecurity and Talkative Transfer

Chapter Twenty: Investigative Transfer

Chapter Twenty-One: Culture Festival

Chapter Twenty-Two: Festival Play

Chapter Twenty-Three: New Year's Premonition and Valentine's Day Gift

Chapter Twenty-Four: Clone Trouble

Chapter Twenty-Five: Confessions

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[hitomisuzuya]

Happy birthday! Fun fact: here in Brasil there is a festival called "Festival Okinawa" (how creative) and it's usually held in this time of the year. I went there yesterday, it was so fun! And I found a Scara cosplayer there (I almost went as Nahida but in the end, that didn't happened, and I cried after).

But hey, in the festival theme, imagine bf!Wanderer going back to inazuma just because their partner really wanted to go to a festival that was happening at the time, but since his partner wasn't from there (maybe they meet as scholars in the akademia) it would be their first time wearing/ experiencing things from Wanderer's culture (aside from the food, since our boy male wife cooks).

I just think it would flip something in his brain so much! The way reader's body is wrapped in a kimono, the glimer in their eyes when they see something they don't know, how cute they look, just make Wanderer want to tease, love, worship and (most likely) do pervert stuff to them.

Maybe im going to a more scummy Scara way?? But if you could elaborate it more it would be amazing hehe. Again, happy birthday <33

Wanderer x fem! Smut. Semi public filth. Fingering. Cunilligus. Some fluff. Tagged as Scummy Scara.

That festival sounds so fun! I would love to go myself one day. I had fun writing this cause I have never been to a festival either. And oh hell yes, he definitely cooks. Gotta one up his mama after all and be good at something she isn't😌

"Don't laugh, okay?" You said, peeking out from around the bathroom door. You peered at Wanderer shyly, making him scoff impatiently as he crossed his arms. You sighed and opened the bathroom door, revealing yourself wrapped in an elegant kimono.

Wanderer's eyes shamelessly racked up and down your body. It hugged you all of the right places. He made a turning motion with his finger. "Well, does it look okay?" You asked, turning in a circle for him.

"It would look even better off of you," He teased, which made you hide your face in your hands. You were always so cute when you were shy. He couldn't help it. Both of you knew the kimono was coming off of you later. You just hoped he didn't tear it.

"I'm ready to go when you are," The look in your eyes when you looked up at him was one of shy excitement. Wanderer was taking you to a festival being held in Chinju Forest.

It was the first time you had ever been to something like this. The sights, the culture, the food, all of it would be completely new to you. And he would never admit it either, but he was excited to go the festival as well.

While you took in everything around you, Wanderer took you in. The way your eyes seemed to sparkle when you learned about something you weren't familiar with. The way a blush coated your cheeks when you tried food that you thought tasted good.

The way your hand would squeeze his when you walked through a large crowd of people, like you clinging to him, fearing you would get separated from him.

Your eyes seemed to shine when you looked up at him. "Do you think they have a stall with goldfish scooping in it?" You asked, looking hopeful as you carefully looked at the stalls you were passing.

You even looked delicate as she trotted up to the stall Wanderer pointed out to you. So fragile. Every moment with you was breathtaking.

Your naive innocence made him want to fuck you full of his cum, whispering sweet praises in your ear about how a fragile, delicate little thing like you needed to be fucked dumb on his cock.

Wanderer stood behind you with his hands on your hips, looking down at the fish with you. His cheeks flushed hearing the way you cooed to them about how cute you thought they all were.

"Look, Scara. There is one that matches the color of your eyes," You said, pointing at an indigo colored goldfish.

Wanderer scoffed, massaging his fingers teasingly into your hips just to fluster you. You were always so sensitive to his touches. "Concentrate or he is going to get away from you," He purred in your ear, trying to distract you.

"Scara, you are messing me up," You protested, making him chuckle softly in your ear. "Oh no," The goldfish suddenly flopped up out of the net.

Wanderer took the net and the scoop from your hands, catching the fish in the bag before it could flop back into the bowl. The fish had dizzy swirls in his eyes when he handed you the bag.

Your eyes lit up.

A goldfish had yet to get the best of him.

"Wow, that was amazing, Scara," You said, looking up at him with utter adoration. He smirked. Oh please go on, he knew how great he was.

"Ha, as if I couldn't do something as simple as this," Wanderer scoffed, paying the vender at the stall for the goldfish. He rolled his eyes when you said you were going to name the fish Mr. Bubbles.

You were being too adorable for your own good.

Perhaps the best part of the festival for him was the way your eyes lit up when you watched fireworks flash and burst in the sky. You marvelled at them, saying they were like flowers blooming to life in the sky.

Well, that was one of the best parts of the festival for him, anyways.

The very best part for Wanderer was when he pulled you into an abandoned house near the forest with the fireworks still going off in the sky.

Your kimono has fallen off of one shoulder as he pinned you against the wall, his hands groping all over your body. He rumpled the kimono up your hips, his fingers pushing your panties aside after it travelled down between your legs.

"Mm, ah, Scara," You moaned, rolling your hips up into his fingers, beckoning him to push them inside of you. Even your face as you melted in pleasure against the wall was a sight to behold for him.

He fucked his fingers inside of you until your cunt was clenching around them, your slick coating his fingers and his wrist. You whimpered in protest when he withdrew his fingers, "Scara, I was about to cum."

"What a wet little slut you are," He purred, shoving his fingers into your mouth, making you taste yourself. "And so whiney."

Wanderer pumped his fingers in and out of your mouth, watching transfixed at the way drool pooled from the corners of your mouth. You moaned happily as you sucked on his fingers.

Wanderer's hands slid down your body as he dropped to his knees. He pushed your kimono further up your thighs, peeling your drenched panties off.

You gasped in pleasure feeling his tongue flick out across your clit. He seemed instantly drunk on how your tastes, his tongue lapping greedily on your cunt.

You clamped a hand over your mouth to stifle your loud moans. Wanderer smoothed his hands on your thighs, smirking at how cute you looked trying to hold yourself back from crying out as loudly as you could for him.

"I'd better be able to hear you over the fireworks," He growled, vibrating it against your clit. Your hand dropped from your mouth, finding the back of his head to press his face deeper into your cunt.

Your eyes were glazed over in a haze of fucked out adoration by the time he made you squirt on his tongue. He happily slurped and lapped up anything you had to offer him.

The things he was going to do you when he got you back home. Your cunt wasn't going to be able to hold all of his cum.

After all, an innocent thing like you deserved to worshipped and filled full.

[buffetlicious]

Next up, Parkroyal Collection Marina Bay with their Blossoms Pavilion Box or Celestial Lantern Box. A collection of Peach Blossoms' mooncakes, exquisitely crafted with flavours like Charcoal Peach Long Jing with Okinawa Brown Sugar Mochi, Mung Bean & Red Bean Symphony, Single Yolk with White Lotus Paste, and Double Yolk with White Lotus Paste.

Hailing all the way from oversea is Hong Kong MX Mooncakes (香港美心月饼). Their mooncakes comes in traditional square or rectangle tin boxes except for this MX “MINIONS” Lotus Seed Paste Mooncake with Egg Yolk (美心 ”迷你兵团系列” 蛋黄莲蓉月饼). A new themed mooncake set collaborating with the legendary Minions yet again for the coming festival season inspired by Twin-lens Reflex camera. The gift set features Fan favorite Minions – Bob, Dave, Kevin, and Stuart on the package. When the light is switched on and the handle turned, you will see the Minions projected on the screen with mischievous poses!

As the deep-fried/baked Teochew and no-bake snowskin mooncakes have a short shelf life, we typically will also buy a box of traditional baked mooncakes to offer to our ancestors and deities on the day of Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋节). As per last year, sis bought the White Lotus Seed Paste Mooncake with Egg Yolk (美心蛋黄白莲蓉月饼) at S$68 for a box of 4s mooncakes.

Selected imaged courtesy of Parkroyal Collection and Hong Kong MX Mooncakes.

[lemonidae]

BL Anime Movies based on manga

Doukyuusei (2016)

-Classmates-

Hikaru Kusakabe is a normal, carefree boy in a rock band who is always focused on the present. During the summer, his entire class is forced to participate in an upcoming chorus festival. By coincidence, he discovers his classmate Rihito Sajou—known for being an honor student with excellent grades—practicing his singing alone. Sajou just cannot seem to get their class' song right, and Kusakabe, delighted at seeing a new side of his straight-laced classmate, offers to help him prepare for the event.

Although their lives and personalities are total opposites, they begin to grow closer as time progresses. But with the pressure of an unknown future, what will become of them and their growing relationship?

Based on the manga Doukyuusei by Nakamura Asumiko

Umibe no Étranger (2020)

-The Stranger by the Shore-

Shun Hashimoto is an openly gay aspiring novelist living in Okinawa who was abandoned by his parents after coming out to them. Mio Chibana is a reserved, orphaned high school student, often found spending his time by the sea. One day, the two meet on the beach, and Shun is instantly captivated by Mio. The days fly by as they slowly begin to grow closer until Mio suddenly announces that he has to leave for the mainland.

Three years pass before a 20-year-old Mio returns to Okinawa to confess his love to Shun. However, in those three years, Shun's life has changed. Will he be able to accept Mio's feelings and make such a commitment?

Based on the manga Umibe no Étranger by Kii Kanna

Saezuru Tori wa Habatakanai: The Clouds Gather (2020)

-Twittering Birds Never Fly-

Yashiro, the ruthlessly efficient leader of the yakuza group Shinsekai, is also a brazen sexual deviant and masochist. Having been hurt by the only person he had ever fallen in love with, he now engages in strictly physical relationships.

One day, Yashiro's superior assigns Chikara Doumeki, a recently released prisoner, to the role of Yashiro's new bodyguard. The stoic and observant Doumeki is also clumsy and impotent, much to Yashiro's dismay. Although Yashiro has a personal policy to not get involved with his subordinates, he finds himself strangely drawn to Doumeki, who keeps denying his advances. Despite his refusals, Doumeki finds Yashiro beautiful and wishes to stay by his side, yet he knows that he will never be able to satisfy his boss. As the two grow closer, their complicated pasts slowly begin to reveal themselves. Will their histories get in the way of their emergent feelings?

Based on the manga Saezuru Tori wa Habatakanai by Yoneda Kou

[discopomp]

Okinawa Shrine 沖縄神社:

Okinawa Shrine is only open to the public during selected Okinawa events- but right now is one of them! The Okinawa New Year Festival is currently celebrating in the Shrine's grounds, walk through the gates to visit the festival, and then keep going to visit the Shrine at the far end. Get your goshuin up at the Shrine, along with the ice cream to match! There are also live events that will be happening at some times while the Festival is still open. The Festival ends January 12. (And if you stop by my booth, which is almost to the area with the main Shrine, pick up free cookies from the bag on the table!)

The Goshuin Project

View all SL Goshuin in order

View 2025 New Year Goshuin in order

[tsunflowers]

So I did some research into the what the different descendants are based on (except the ones descended from orihime and hikoboshi, because I figure more anime/manga fans already know about those, and Namahage because I know you looked into that one)

Polar Bear guy:

So "Kukeri" is named after a Bulgarian tradition, but there are many closely related traditions are found throughout the Balkans and Greece. The associated costumes cover most of the body and include decorated wooden masks of animals (sometimes double-faced) and large bells attached to the belt. "Around New Year and before Lent, the Kukeri walk and dance through villages to scare away evil spirits with their costumes and the sound of their bells. They are also believed to provide a good harvest, health, and happiness to the village for the year ahead." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kukeri

ItaParu may have gotten the Polar bear costume from the North Macedonia equivalent where it is known as babari or mechkari ("bear-man").

Bucket head:

"The Paantu festival is an annual festival on the island of Miyako-jima in Japan's Okinawa Prefecture. Every year during the ninth month of the lunisolar calendar, male villagers will dress up as paantu, supernatural beings meant to spread good luck and scare away evil spirits. The common feature is a wooden mask with a large forehead, small eyes, and a thin mouth, and the spreading of sacred mud onto newly built houses or onto newborn children's faces. In some villages, the Paantu are accompanied by traditional animist noro priestesses. In other villages, the Paantu will chase after small children, making them cry, or chase after people who are avoiding having their faces smeared with the sacred mud." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paantu

[Seems to be a Ryukyuan tradition]

Weird Scale things/Palm tree bark maybe??? head:

"Akusekijima [island in the Ryukyu Archipelago] is also famous for the masked god Boze (���ゼ), the island deity. Islanders donning Boze masks come out during the annual lunar O-Bon matsuri. Protectors of the island and its natural assets, the Boze frighten small children to ensure their safety for the coming year." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akusekijima#Culture

"Usually people call it the Boze Festival, but it’s actually a Bon dance. It is also a valuable dance that has been passed down from generation to generation and is unique to this island. The festival is held for three days starting on July 14 of the lunar calendar. On the evening of the last day of the festival, the masked god Boze suddenly appears. Boze wears a strange mask made of a bamboo basket with gods and other objects pasted on it. He wears leaves of a palm tree wrapped around his body. In his hands, he holds a stick called a “bozemala.” This stick has red clay on its tip. At the end of the dance, they suddenly appear out of the forest. They chase the people around. Children and women are especially prone to attack, as it is believed that if they are poked with the sticks, they will become healthy and have children. Then, after throwing everyone around into confusion, he vanishes into nowhere. In the past, everything was burned down right away, but nowadays, they are left for while to take a photo with tourists later. The dance continues throughout the night. What is this “boze” that destroys Bon dance, causing chaos and leaving like a whirlwind? According to one theory, they are responsible for returning the souls of the dead to stay forever in the other world after life. Others say it is a way to purge the surroundings of the souls of the dead. No one knows the real reason now. The only thing I know for sure is that his appearance is nothing like any other masked deity in Japan." https://discoverdeeperjapan.com/2021/08/30/boze-the-strangest-visiting-deity/

And finally Plants Pants:

"Designated a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage event, Yonekawa Mizukaburi is a traditional event in northern Miyagi prefecture where local men become divine messengers to protect the town from fire." https://visitmiyagi.com/events_festivals/yonekawa-mizukaburi-festival/

"The Yonekawa Mizukaburi (米川の水かぶり Yonekawa Water Pouring Festival), is a strange, amusing event that takes place every year in Miyagi Prefecture. A tradition with a history of over 800 years, the festival was originally a ritual to ward off fire in the upcoming year. Still performed on the first day of the horse in February, men gather early in the morning to put on hats, coats, and sandals made of straw and pain their faces with soot from a furnace. After offering a prayer the god of fire prevention, they begin to run through the town, yelling and shouting. Meanwhile, residents prepare water buckets to give to the men as they pass by. The men will throw the water on the houses in the area to help protect them from fire. As the men run by, town residents will also try to pluck pieces of straw from the costumes. If they get a piece of straw, it is considered a lucky charm to ward of disaster." https://www.us.emb-japan.go.jp/jicc/doc/Teaching%20Tuesday/2016/02-09-16-yonekawa-mizukaburi.pdf

I still don't understand why mizukaburi would be a guy whose crotch is a flowerpot that plants grow out of

[seoul-bros]

Getting back to the music

This weekend I stepped out of the BTS bubble partly due to work pressures but also partly by choice. I have a long and varied past, fangirling over fictional characters, but discovering BTS has probably been my first experience of parasocial interactions with real people and to be honest it shocked me to find out how invested you can become in the life of someone you have never met, living more than 5000 miles away.

There has been a lot of shit going down lately both inside and outside the fandom and it's been taking all the fun out of being here. So I've been asking myself why did I start this blog, why am I still here and what are the things that I can and want to do with it?

First and foremost, I am here for the music. I commented before on BTS's role in my musical listening renaissance. Discovering them was part of that, yes, but with them I also discovered multiple generations of Korean and other global artists.

So this weekend I've been concentrating on the music.

Listening to FACE listening to D-Day and putting together playlists that showcase these two talented guys but also other Korean and Japanese artists with a reminder that musical success isn't all about the numbers.

It's about making that connection with your audience. It's about having one of your songs make it to their forever playlist. It's about having another song make them smile as they sit drinking their latte at the coffee shop after a long bike ride.

We are used to big numbers as ARMY but there are plenty of really talented artists on Spotify that could never dream of the sales or the streaming that is being achieved for members of BTS.

Our guys are doing fine. They are in the privileged position of being able to do what they love and now, in the solo era, being able to explore their own interests and demonstrate their individuality through the music they produce.

Through their musical collaborations and Instagram recommendations they also throw a light on other talented South Korean artists with their own trajectory and extensive musical back catalogue to be explored.

Balming Tiger, So Yoon, Woosung and The Rose and Silica Gel just to mention a few I've encountered over the last couple of years thanks to different members of BTS.

And the BTS influence doesn't stop at the South Korean border. Also this weekend, I have been listening to Samara Joy, the American jazz singer that V posted on Instagram. She has an incredible voice. Today I booked tickets to see her at the London Jazz Festival in November.

Finally, it's already the 24th April in South Korea and time to celebrate one year of the release of With You by Jimin and Ha Sung Woon. This was my number one Spotify tune of 2022 and still has pride of place on many of my playlists.

I'm looking forward to whatever BTS members have next for us while enjoying the smorgasbord of great music we already have at our fingertips.

Post Date: 23/04/2023

[sooyun-ichtama]

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★⸝⸝ :[P&E]:- Meloria @ᴘᴇᴛʀɪᴄʜᴏʀ ᴍᴀɪɴsᴛᴏʀᴇ

ღ Ersch and Petrichor bring us this magical outfit, I adore how it looks and it was inspiring to create a new favorite fantasy look. This collab comes with separate sleeves, collar and dress, the fatpack with full hud with tons of colors and textures to mix and match, but you can also get it in individual colors. Rigged for Legacy, Reborn, LaraX, Lara and Kupra.

✤ ᴍᴀɪɴsᴛᴏʀᴇ ✤ ғʟɪᴄᴋʀ

✎ ( sponsor ღ UNA ) ՞₊˚๑ · · • • • ✤ • • • · ·

★⸝⸝ UNA. ScribeBelt Fatpack @ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʀᴇʜᴏᴜsᴇ sᴀʟᴇ

ღ UNA's accessories are so beautiful! I love how they look on my fantasy characters. This time, I'm wearing the amazing ScribeBelt and it's amazing how detailed it looks! It fits LaraX, Legacy, Reborn and also comes with an unrigged version in case you need any other size, available in 4 colors, black, brown, coffee and camel.

✤ ᴍᴀɪɴsᴛᴏʀᴇ ✤ ғʟɪᴄᴋʀ

✎ ( sponsor ღ Belacce ) ՞₊˚๑ · · • • • ✤ • • • · ·

★⸝⸝ [BELACCE] Krystal Skin Fatpack @ᴍᴀɪɴsᴛᴏʀᴇ

ღ Krystal skin by Belacce is such a beauty, it looks smooth and I love how perfect the shape of my lips looks. It comes in Velour compatible tones, Chantily, Frost, Icy, Porcelain, Rose Kiss, Sienna and Blush which I am wearing. BOM layers Brows and browless versions included, also shapes for eyebrows and Lelutka Avalon.

✤ ᴍᴀɪɴsᴛᴏʀᴇ ✤ ғʟɪᴄᴋʀ

✎ ( sponsor ღ Reverie ) ՞₊˚๑ · · • • • ✤ • • • · ·

★⸝⸝ [REVERIE] Yule Make-up Set [BOM\EvoX] @ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʀᴇʜᴏᴜsᴇ sᴀʟᴇ

ღ One of the newest sets by Reverie! Yule looks stunning and it was perfect for my fantasy makeup. Includes BOM eyeshadow and eyeliner for Lelutka EvoX and the box comes with 15 shades of eyeshadows and 12 liners.

✤ ᴍᴀɪɴsᴛᴏʀᴇ ✤ ғʟɪᴄᴋʀ

Ahri ღ

✎ ( outfit & hair ) ՞₊˚๑ · · • • • ✤ • • • · ·

★⸝⸝ Tentacio Chaos set ★⸝⸝ Usagi Society - Sushang Hair // Fantasy

✎ ( extras ) ՞₊˚๑ · · • • • ✤ • • • · ·

★⸝⸝ CRY BB. fairy face [ADD] ★⸝⸝ 100% Edie's Fairy Dust (RED) ★⸝⸝ LeLUTKA Prim Head 3.1 ★⸝⸝ eBODY - REBORN - Wear to unpack

✎ ( backdrop & pose ) ՞₊˚๑ · · • • • ✤ • • • · ·

★⸝⸝ K&S - Dreamlike Space. backdrop at @Sunny Photo Studio ★⸝⸝ Stardust - Guardian - 04 Bento Pose

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♡ {S0NG} Hazel Eyes / Glaze Lips x Okinawa - New Year Festival 2024 ♡

ﾟ+*: ୨୧ :* ⊱ Coming to Okinawa Event ~ Opens on 12/27 ⊰ *: ୨୧ :*+ﾟ

                       ₊˚ ‿︵‿︵‿︵୨୧ · · ♡ · · ୨୧‿︵‿︵‿︵ ˚₊

V1 & V2 sets come with: Mesh, Catwa, Genus, Omega, Lelutka Evo x Appliers & BOM.

8 eyes in each pack. 16 total in Fatpack.

Demo is available at event.

Lip Applier (for Lelutka Evo X only) ꒰ᐢ. .ᐢ꒱

📍 Event Landmark ⠄⠄⠂ ⠂⠄⠄⠂☆

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Holidays 1.16

Holidays

Beatles Day (UNESCO) [fake holiday based on erroneous story from Armenia Press]

Book Publishers Day

Certified Psychiatric Technicians Day

Chapultepec Peace Accords Anniversary Day (El Salvador)

Civil Service Day

Day of Lights (Elder Scrolls)

Day of Remembrance (Benin)

Day of Remembrance of Donetsk Airport Defenders (Ukraine)

Global Word Search Day

Groovy Fuckers Day (Jools Holland)

Gulf War Anniversary Day

Haru-No-Yabuiri (a.k.a. Day of No Work for the Overworked; Japan)

Inflatable Tire Day

Juuruku Nichi (Ryukyuan)

Kanuma Panda (a.k.a. Tusu Puja; Andhra Pradesh, India)

Laurent Kabila (Heroes’ Day; Congo)

Lead Day (French Republic)

National Boston Day

National Bouvier de Flandres Day

National Day of Peace (El Salvador)

National Day of Racial Healing

National Good Teen Day

National Nothing Day

National Startup Day (India)

National Without a Scalpel Day

National Work at Home with Your Spouse Day

Psychiatric Technician’s Day

Quit Lying Day

Religious Freedom Day

Teacher’s Day (Myanmar, Thailand)

There’s No Business Like Show Business Day

Whiskey A-Go-Go Day

Zeta Phi Beta Day

Zuuruku Nichi (Okinawa Islands, Japan)

Food & Drink Celebrations

International Croquette Day (Spain)

International Hot and Spicy Food Day [also 8.19]

National Fig Newton Day

National Kava Day

National Quinoa Day

Prohibition Remembrance Day

Nature Celebrations

Appreciate A Dragon Day

Yellow Hyacinth (Win or Lose; Korean Birth Flowers)

Independence, Flag & Related Days

Brazil (Declared an Empire under Price Regent of Portugal; 1816)

Flag Day (Israel)

Navotas Day (Philippines)

Tsardom of Muscovy (Established; 1547) [unrecognized]

3rd Thursday in January

Day of the Wallet Holder (Panama) [3rd Thursday]

Get To Know Your Customers Day [3rd Thursday of each Quarter]

Guys Night Out [3rd Thursday]

Theater Thursday [3rd Thursday of Each Month]

Thirsty Thursday [Every Thursday]

Three for Thursday [Every Thursday]

Thrift Store Thursday [Every Thursday]

Throwback Thursday [Every Thursday]

Turkey Thursday [3rd Thursday of Each Month]

Women’s Healthy Weight Day [3rd Thursday]

Weekly Holidays beginning January 16 (2nd Full Week of January)

None Known

Festivals Beginning January 16, 2025

Celtic Connections (Glasgow, Scotland) [thru 2.2]

Frog Leg Festival (Fellsmere, Florida) [thru 1.19]

Illiana Watermelon Association Convention (French Lick, Indiana) [thru 1.19]

NBBQA Regional Meat-Up (Ocean Springs, Mississippi) [thru 1.18]

New York Corn & Soybean Winter Expo (Syracuse, New York)

Pangisdaan Festival (Novatos, Philippines) [Every 1.16]

SC Watermelon Association Convention (Hilton Head, South Carolina) [thru 1.19]

Virginia Farm Show (Fisherville, Virginia) [thru 1.18]

Feast Days

Altar to Invite Harmony Throughout the Year Day (Starza Pagan Book of Days)

Benjamin, Pope (Coptic)

Berard of Carbio and His Companions (Christian; Martyrs)

Blaise (Armenian Apostolic)

Concordia (Ancient Roman Goddess of Harmonious Relations)

Day of Offerings to the Shemsu of Ra (Ancient Egypt)

Eve of Saint Anthony (observed with ritual bonfires in San Bartolomé de Pinares; Christian)

Festival of All Fairies (Shamanism)

Fursey (Christian; Saint)

Joseph Vaz (Christian; Saint)

Henry the Hermit of Cocket (Christian; Saint)

Hestia’s Day (Pagan)

Honoratus of Arles (Christian; Saint)

Lao-Tseu (Positivist; Saint)

Macarius the Elder of Egypt (Christian; Saint)

Marcellus I, Pope (Christian; Saint)

Mr. McTaggart (Muppetism)

Night of the Lemur (Church of the SubGenius)

Nothingness Appreciation Day (Pastafarian)

Priscilla (Christian; Saint)

Riuros (The Cold Time; Celtic Book of Days)

Sacrifice to the Firegod Betoro Bromo (Indonesia; Everyday Wicca)

Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God (Coptic Church)

Thiruvalluvar Day (India)

Titian of Oderzo (Christian; Saint)

Uzhavar Thirunal (Tamil Nadu, India)

Vasant Panchami (Hindu)

Wind Gods of the Eight Directions Festival (Ancient Greece)

Secular Saints Days

Lucas Achtschellinck (Art)

John Carpenter (Entertainment)

Dizzy Dean (Sports)

A.J. Foyt (Sports)

Anthony Hecht (Literature)

Katy Jurado (Entertainment)

Ethel Merman (Entertainment)

Lisa Milroy (Art)

Lin-Manuel Miranda (Entertainment)

Albert Pujols (Sports)

Gabrielle Reece (Sports)

Francesco Scavullo (Art)

Robert W. Service (Literature)

Susan Sontag (Literature)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Butsumetsu (仏滅 Japan) [Unlucky all day.]

Premieres

The Adventures of Puss in Boots (Animated Film; 2015)

After the Ball (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1956)

The Bird Store (Disney Silly Symphony Cartoon; 1932)

Black Lightning (TV Series; 2018)

Boop-Oop-a-Doop (Betty Boop Cartoon; 1932)

Captain Hareblower (WB MM Cartoon; 1954)

Cavern Club (Liverpool, England Music Club; 1957)

Circus Daze, featuring Bosko (MGM Happy Harmonies Cartoon; 1937)

The Corporation (Documentary Film; 2004)

The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert, recorded by Benny Goodman (Live Concert; 1938)

Frampton Comes Alive (Live Album; 1976)

From Hopeless to Helpless, Parts 3 & 4 (Underdog Cartoon, S1, Eps. 31 & 32 1965)

Half Baked (Film; 1998)

Harper Valley P.T.A. (TV Series; 1981)

Hello, Dolly! (Broadway Musical; 1964)

Horse on Merry-Go-Round (Color Rhapsody Cartoon; 1938)

I Love a Mystery (Radio Series; 1939)

It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got that Swing), recorded by Duke Ellington (Song; 1932)

It’s Nice to Have a Mouse Around the House (WB LT Cartoon; 1965)

Jaws, by Peter Benchley (Novel; 1974)

The Kid (Film; 1920)

The Life of Riley (Radio Series; 1944)

Lucille, recorded by Little Richard (Song; 1857)

Man in the Mirror, by Michael Jackson (Song; 1988)

My Girl, by The Temptations (Song; 1965)

Our Man Flint (Film; 1966)

Paddington (Animated Film; 2015)

PGA, a.k.a. Professional Golfers’ Association (Sports Association; 1916)

Picnics Are Fun and Dino’s Serenade (Jolly Frolics Cartoon; 1959)

Requiem in D Minor, by Gabriel Fauré (Choral & Orchestral Catholic Mass; 1888)

The Saint in New York, by Leslie Charteris (Novel; 1935) [Saint #16]

Shakin’ All Over, by The Guess Who (Album; 1965)

Slay it with Flowers (Color Rhapsody Cartoon; 1943)

Son of Flubber (Film; 1963)

Star Trek: Voyager (TV Series; 1995)

Sufferin’ Cats! (Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 1943)

Summer (Disney Silly Symphonies Cartoon; 1930)

Sunbeam Motor Company (Automobile Company; 1905)

Tokyo Godfathers (Animated Film; 2004)

Two for the Seesaw, by William Gibson (Play; 1958)

Vagabond Voyage or The Castoffs Cast Off (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S3, Ep. 144; 1962)

The Village Smithy (Disney Cartoon; 1942)

Vincebus Eruptum, by Blue Cheer (Album; 1968)

Wailing Whale (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S3, Ep. 143; 1962)

Wayne (TV Series; 2019)

Whiskey A-Go-Go (Nightclub; 1963) [Los Angeles]

A Zoot Suit (For My Sunday Gal), recorded by Kay Kyser (Song; `942)

Today’s Name Days

Arnold, Maurus, Romedius (Austria)

Anastazija, Mavro, Pavao, Stošija (Croatia)

Alice (Czech Republic)

Maura (Denmark)

Salve, Salvi, Sõlmi (Estonia)

Ilmari, Ilmo (Finland)

Marcel (France)

Dietwald, Marcel, Tilman, Uli (Germany)

Gusztáv (Hungary)

Marcello (Italy)

Lida, Lidija, Lija (Latvia)

Marcelis, Norgailas, Norgailė (Lithuania)

Hilmar, Hjalmar (Norway)

Marcel, Waleriusz, Włodzimierz (Poland)

Petru (Romania)

Kristína (Slovakia)

Estefanía, Fulgencio, Marcelo (Spain)

Helmer, Hjalmar (Sweden)

Aaliyah, Aleah, Aliyah, Paine, Payne, Phillis, Phyllis, Pilar, Priscilla (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 16 of 2025; 349 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 4 of Week 3 of 2025

Celtic Tree Calendar: Ruis (Elder) [Day 26 of 28]

Chinese: Month 12 (Ding-Chou), Day 17 (Yi-You)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]

Coptic: 8 Tubah 1741

Hebrew: 16 Teveth 5785

Islamic: 16 Rajab 1446

J Cal: 16 White; Twosday [16 of 30]

Julian: 3 January 2025

Moon: 92%: Waning Gibbous

Positivist: 16 Moses (1st Month) [Lao-Tseu]

Runic Half Month:Peorth (Womb, Dice Cup) [Day 10 of 15]

Season: Winter (Day 27 of 90)

Week: 2nd Full Week of January

Zodiac: Capricorn (Day 26 of 30)

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FenDuDu_Cat Girl @Okinawa 相片擁有者 FenDuDu 透過 Flickr： New release at Okinawa New Year Festival (Opens on 26th December 2023 07:00AM SLT.)

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Gakuen K: Wonderful School Days

YATOGAMI KUROH ROUTE

Spring

Visiting club activities of the Silver club / MAP 2 (Yatogami Kuroh / Isana Yashiro / Neko / Kusanagi Izumo / Munakata Reisi)

The treasure’s true identity

Orientation

Serious club activity?

What I want most / MAP 3 (Isana Yashiro / Neko / Totsuka Tatara / Suoh Mikoto / Kamamoto Rikio)

Thinking hard

No need to rush

Self-training

Handmade bento

On the same boat

Feelings for Ichigen-sama

Ability to attract

Human vacuum cleaner?

Summer

Pretty hair

Where would you like to spend the summer

Swimsuit is a loincloth

Buying a new swimsuit

In search of seven colors limited bread

Cooling with wind chimes

Feeling at ease

King of the jellyfishes

Watermelon splitting

Summer festival for two

Autumn

I respect you

Escape declaration on a school trip

Shining close to the starry sky of Okinawa

School festival stalls / MAP 4 (Yatogami Kuroh / Isana Yashiro / Neko / Yata Misaki / Fushimi Saruhiko)

Love is important

How to spend autumn holidays

Why it tastes better than before

Pickle stone and confession

Don't catch a cold

I want a kotatsu!

Winter

I want to know

Decorating for Christmas

Christmas tour

Hanetsuki

Next year

Shooting star

A cake full of feelings

Kotatsu Farewell Party

Endings

Strike while the iron is hot (Happy ending) | Family plans (Extra)

Goal for this year (Good ending)

Yamagomori (Normal ending)

As the Head of the Silver club (Shiro ending)