nPosted on March 31, 2020
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nI don’t really know the album or the band, but I jumped on this anniversary to be able to discuss kintsugi, the Japanese art of mending pottery with gold dust.
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nKintsugi means “golden joinery” – another term for this translates as “golden repair” – and of course the powdered gold is mixed with lacquer in order to work as a sort of glue holding broken pieces together.
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nBut kintsugi isn’t just a method of repair, it’s a philosophy. It treats breakage and repair as an important part of the history of an object. In a way, the idea of not just tossing an object, but fixing it and continuing to use it, is like the English proverb “waste not, want not.” However, kintsugi is also part of the larger Japanese idea of embracing and even celebrating the imperfect. It’s a part of the philosophy of mushin, “no mind,” of not being too attached to things or to the current state of one’s life, of being accepting of change and of fate.
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nAlso on this date:
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nTransfer Day on U.S. Virgin Islands
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nAuthor/ editor Andrew Lang’s birthday
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nFreedom Day in Malta
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nCesar Chavez Day
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nChemist Robert Bunsen’s birthday
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nNational “She’s Funny That Way” Day
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nReindeer Driving Competition
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nCulture Day in Pohnpei
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nNational Crayon Day
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nPlan ahead:
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nCheck out my Pinterest pages for:
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nApril holidays
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