To pay their respect to the deceased.
Though Buddhism and Shinto have had major cultural influences in Japan, it would be fair to say that most Japanese are not religious. In fact, the majority of Japanese identify as either atheist or agnostic. While Japanese may pay respect to the dead, I don't think one can say that a majority of Japanese "worship" anything in the Western sense of the word.
they gave him wine and gifts
Just be honest.
In Japan, they pay cash in Yen (the Japanese currency, JPY). For large purchases, they sometimes use plastic cards (credit or debit). No-one uses cheques.
Homage: v. to pay respect by external action. Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1930). Its horon because to pay respect is horon
people wear poppies to pay respect to the dead soldiers who sacrificed their lives for us and our nation.
It means to pay respect.
It means to pay respect.
harau (to pay).
do you mean why do people need respect? without respect nobody would pay serious attention to you. a job you asked them to do would go undone and life simply would not be fun. a quote from me.
I believe it has something to do with a some tribal practice involving shooting arrows into the air to ward of evil spirits on a departed warrior's soul as it went to heaven, and was adopted as a way to pay respect to fallen soldiers. Using blanks, of course.