Amaterasu and the Sun Salutation
In this week’s adventure, Laura invites Explorers on a journey to Japan to meet Amaterasu, the Shinto sun goddess. According to ancient chronicles, Amaterasu is revered as the goddess of the sun and the universe. Legends tell how she once hid herself inside the Heavenly Rock Cave after a quarrel, plunging the world into darkness. The gods devised a joyful plan to coax her out by hanging jewels and a mirror on a sacred sakaki tree and dancing with laughter until curiosity drew her from the cave, restoring light to the world.
As we learn this story, Laura guides kids through Sun Salutation, a…
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