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#TodayILearned indirectly through #MarioKartTour:
«A #kadomatsu (門松, "gate pine") is a traditional #Japanese #decoration as #yorishiro (an object capable of attracting #spirits called #kami, thus giving them a physical space to occupy during religious ceremonies)¹ of the #NewYear placed in pairs in front of homes to welcome ancestral spirits of the #harvest»²sources:
¹ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yorishiro
² https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kadomatsu