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What does salt signify in purification practices, entrances and ceremonial settings?
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Why do some restaurants or businesses place small piles of salt near the door?
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What is Setsubun bean throwing intended to do within homes and communities?
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How do lucky directions, shrine visits and seasonal customs change from year to year?
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Should blood-type personality talk be treated as belief, small talk or scientific fact?
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How do yokai and local legends move between folklore, tourism and popular culture?
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Why should visitors ask whether a practice is devotional, playful, commercial or some mixture of all three?
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What can folk beliefs explain without being used to label every Japanese person’s convictions?
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What are rokuyo calendar labels, and where might visitors still notice them?
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Why can auspicious and inauspicious days influence weddings, funerals or ceremonies without controlling every schedule?
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