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Inaccurate Info
From: ~*Princess Brenna*~ (cutie_rae77)
Subject: Inaccurate Info
Date: April 11, 2002 4:37:50 AM
I'm sorry to say, but what you said about geisha is very wrong.
First of all. "geisha" does not mean "beautiful girl". It means "art person",
and "bishoujo" means beautiful girl. Second of all it is extremely hard to
believe that a whopping 32% of ALL the females in Japan are geisha. You seem not
to understand exactly what a geisha is... (P.S. First or second class geisha are
NOT courtesans!)
Let me explain: From a very young age (traditionally 3-8 years old), girls are sold to okiya where they will work very very hard and be very polite, in hopes of beginning their training instead of being sent away to work as a maid. T school, they learn the arts of shamisen, dance, naginata, tea ceremony, etc. Throughout their whole career, they will attend this school. They NEVER graduate.
Soon at around the age of 14, a young girl will become the younger sister of an older, more experienced geisha. The older sister, if she takes her responsibility seriously, will show the girl around Gion (or another district), and teach her how to walk, speak, and lie. When the older sister feels that the girl is ready, the girl will make her debut! On the day of her debut, she will dress in kimono (in Gion), get her hair done, choose her new name, etc...
After attending parties or banquets with or without her older sister, she will have to have her mizuage. To have her mizuage, she must have made good friendships with a few men, and hace presented them with a special dumpling.
Usually, the men will come to an agreement on who should have the young apprentice's mizuage, but in some cases, the men will have something of an auction. The highest bidder gets to have her virginity. The mizuage is an important part in her career.
At the age of 18, an apprentice will "turn her collar", or become a fully-fledged geisha. She will wear a different hairstyle, obi, kimono, and have a different color collar (white). Now she also realizes that the only way to become truly successful is to either be adopted as the daughter of the okiya, or move into her own apartment.
At about the age of 20 or so, a man will propose himself as her danna. A danna must be very wealthy, because he pays for her training, sponsors dance recitals, pays for her rent, and also gives her expensive gifts of clothes and jewelry.
BUT, he gets certain special "privileges" as well.
The geisha's life will go on in much this way.
Do you have a better understanding now? Please e-mail me back.
-Nabiki
Let me explain: From a very young age (traditionally 3-8 years old), girls are sold to okiya where they will work very very hard and be very polite, in hopes of beginning their training instead of being sent away to work as a maid. T school, they learn the arts of shamisen, dance, naginata, tea ceremony, etc. Throughout their whole career, they will attend this school. They NEVER graduate.
Soon at around the age of 14, a young girl will become the younger sister of an older, more experienced geisha. The older sister, if she takes her responsibility seriously, will show the girl around Gion (or another district), and teach her how to walk, speak, and lie. When the older sister feels that the girl is ready, the girl will make her debut! On the day of her debut, she will dress in kimono (in Gion), get her hair done, choose her new name, etc...
After attending parties or banquets with or without her older sister, she will have to have her mizuage. To have her mizuage, she must have made good friendships with a few men, and hace presented them with a special dumpling.
Usually, the men will come to an agreement on who should have the young apprentice's mizuage, but in some cases, the men will have something of an auction. The highest bidder gets to have her virginity. The mizuage is an important part in her career.
At the age of 18, an apprentice will "turn her collar", or become a fully-fledged geisha. She will wear a different hairstyle, obi, kimono, and have a different color collar (white). Now she also realizes that the only way to become truly successful is to either be adopted as the daughter of the okiya, or move into her own apartment.
At about the age of 20 or so, a man will propose himself as her danna. A danna must be very wealthy, because he pays for her training, sponsors dance recitals, pays for her rent, and also gives her expensive gifts of clothes and jewelry.
BUT, he gets certain special "privileges" as well.
The geisha's life will go on in much this way.
Do you have a better understanding now? Please e-mail me back.
-Nabiki
Posted: Thu - April 11, 2002 at 04:37 AM