Would you have volunteered to be a Kamikaze?
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The Japanese headband known as hachimaki were worn by Kamikaze pilots. They generally depicted the rising sun symbol as well as the word "Kamikaze", meaning "divine wind". This refers to the unexpected storm that drove away a Mongol invasion centuries earlier.
The hachimaki has its origins in the forty-seven legendary Ronin. They were samurai that loyally served their feudal lord. One day, the feudal lord was tricked by a rival shogun into drawing his sword in an Edo palace. This was offensive to the shogun, and atonement could only be achieved if the feudal lord committed seppuku, ritual disembowelment at his own hand. He did this, and the legendary Ronin were disbanded. However, they agreed that they would regroup one day and take their revenge on the shogun. They went their separate ways, and they did their best to convince others that they had abandoned the Bushido code (the code of honor for samurai warriors). Years later, when no one would expect their return, they wrapped the hachimaki across their forehead and set out to assassinate the shogun. After he was killed, they all knelt on the grave of their feudal lord and committed ritual seppuku. To this day, the hachimaki represents perseverance and unwillingness to give up on a stated goal.
The hachimaki has its origins in the forty-seven legendary Ronin. They were samurai that loyally served their feudal lord. One day, the feudal lord was tricked by a rival shogun into drawing his sword in an Edo palace. This was offensive to the shogun, and atonement could only be achieved if the feudal lord committed seppuku, ritual disembowelment at his own hand. He did this, and the legendary Ronin were disbanded. However, they agreed that they would regroup one day and take their revenge on the shogun. They went their separate ways, and they did their best to convince others that they had abandoned the Bushido code (the code of honor for samurai warriors). Years later, when no one would expect their return, they wrapped the hachimaki across their forehead and set out to assassinate the shogun. After he was killed, they all knelt on the grave of their feudal lord and committed ritual seppuku. To this day, the hachimaki represents perseverance and unwillingness to give up on a stated goal.
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