[Toraerie] next meeting(s)! and event stuff - please read

[Gudrun Skogsdottir]

On 17 Jul 2007 23:11:21 -0500, pafk0003 at umn.edu <pafk0003 at umn.edu> wrote:
>
> On Jul 17 2007, Gudrun Skogsdottir wrote:
> >We are placing our event in the Sengoku (warring states) period
> (mid-1400s
> >to just before 1600) because it is late period and more likely to
> validate
> >contact between Japan and the West? I ask because I do not remember
> exactly
> >why we chose this period... although I may have already answered myself.
> >Just want confirmation from others so we are all on the same page...
> >
>
> I believe the reason why we chose the era we did (Kamakura, ne?) was
> simply
> because it was late enough and the clothing was much simplier than other
> eras. Plus, shoguns and warring samurai, come on!



kamakura was 1185-1333, muromachi 1336-1573, sengoku at the end of
muromachi, 1467-1573. contact with the portuguese in 1543, the spanish 1587,
the dutch in 1609. very late period, if not juuuuust outside of it...

and yes, shoguns and samurai!


> Would people be willing to make Monday the 30th an event planning meeting
> > as well, instead of a restaurant eat-out night?
> >
>
> *shrugs*  Sure, I guess.
>
>
> > The site tour today went really well. Beth, Eyja, Reifr, Ciara, Ciara's
> > sister (omg, i'm sorry i don't know your name! i heard it earlier today,
> > too... ;_;),
>
> Anne
>
>
> Hollusta,
> Eyja
>


danke danke! what means hollusta?

~ gudrun
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