Geisha - it sounds proud

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

Once I was gathering information on the culture of Japan and faced such a problem: the prevailing number of geishas was perceived as an institution of aristocratic half-geters, half-prostitutes. Stereotyped thinking and the lack of true references and stories played a very bad role for the perception of the concept"

Among the many links one could find a lot of different kinds of "geisha" such as the dog Geisha Fam Boeing (why was the animal punished so?), Chocolates from my favorite company "Fazer", "Geisha" blankets made of 100% silkworm fiber, capsules for enhancing the female sexuality, Indian-Ceylon tea, etc. In some places, there were addresses of "drop dead" geishas that, for a reasonable price, would bring unearthly pleasure, give you the feeling of the true ritual of love and passion. " About the geisha themselves, I found extremely contradictory information and realized that it was necessary to somehow enlighten everyone who was interested in this unique object.

So, geisha - "gay" - art, "sya" - a person, already from which it can be concluded that geisha are, first of all, masters of art. Dancing, playing musical instruments, singing, conducting a conversation, creating a certain style (make-up, wearing a kimono, and much more). A friend of mine, after a business trip to Japan, boasted for a long time about the night he spent with a real geisha. I had to disappoint him, the fact is that a real geisha (of which there are very few left in Japan and it is time to enter into the Red Book) cannot be found in a hotel and you certainly cannot spend a night with her for the amount of quite civilized standards.

The most famous geisha in Japan live in Kyoto in the Gion quarter, where a similar social institution has existed for two hundred years, which is honored by the Japanese and does not in any way correspond to the rumors and stories brought by naive foreign tourists.

The stereotype that a geisha is a high-class prostitute emerged in the middle of the last century. The American soldiers, who occupied the territory of Japan, did not really understand the intricacies of the origin of geisha and their obvious differences from simple craftsmen of love pleasures.

Geisha, by virtue of their status and class, stood out outwardly (a geisha's kimono is worth a fortune) and, naturally, attracted the attention of foreign invaders who were not spoiled by exoticism and did not go into details.

Meanwhile, a geisha is a professional providing cultural and recreational activities for a Japanese man. "Rest" is, first of all, a sumptuous feast, small talk, poetry, songs, dances, playing the shamisen, and a tea ceremony.

Historically, the sexual needs of men in Japan have been met by "yuze". A geisha, if she found herself a keeper, went against the law and could act as a priestess of love, but again, only of her own free will and only in the case of the possession of a man "iki" - elegance and sophisticated style. Only the richest could afford to make a geisha their "second wife"; only a high social status and great wealth could afford a man such a luxury. Keeping a geisha was considered a special chic, prestige and not only welcomed, but also revered. History is a clear example of how the treatment and treatment of geisha in Japan is more than respectful.

Once (and this was in the last century) a scandal erupted at the highest level of the country's government because of the public speech of the Prime Minister's "second wife", who accused the "husband" of not providing for her moral and material needs. The head of government had to leave his chair and resign.

A slap in the face to the "keeper of ancient traditions" is a slap in the face to traditions. And in Japan, traditions are everything, and even the prime minister is against them.

To become a geisha, you have to go through the path of many tests and procedures, you need to constantly improve your skills. There is no other way. The popularity depends on the skill level, and the amount of the reward depends on the popularity. Therefore, from early morning until late at night, geishas lead their way of life measured by minutes and hours - the image of a perfect woman who embodied Japanese culture and national sophistication. Before becoming a real geisha, a girl who has chosen this profession must prepare and study for at least five years. Previously, the upbringing of a geisha began at the age of 10, now at 16.

The student (maiko) differs from the geisha in the length of the kimono sleeves (in the maiko they are shorter). Once the full course of training for the maiko has been completed, the last ritualized ceremony remains, after which she becomes a geisha. This is deprivation of virginity ("mizu-age"). A special middle-aged person is hired for the ceremony. Young is not suitable due to inexperience and intemperance. Mizu-age takes seven days. Okasan, the head of the geisha community, prepares a special room with a soft and comfortable bed, three eggs are laid at the head, and the okasan herself hides behind a partition in an adjacent room. Later, during the ceremony, the okasan coughs so that the maiko does not feel lonely.

Maiko was sitting on the bed waiting for the hired man; having entered and greeted, the man tenderly offered Maiko to lie on his back and spread his legs. Then he broke the egg and, after drinking the yolk, smeared the white on the girl's genitals, lightly touching them with his fingers. Then he said: "This is mizu-age." Have a good night, "- and left. The next day everything was repeated, but the touch to the genitals became more palpable. All subsequent days were similar to the previous ones, but the man's finger, moistened with egg white, each time penetrated deeper into the bosom of the maiko.

On the seventh day, the man, who had sufficiently strengthened his body with yolks, gently entered the bosom of the maiko with his penis, which by that time had already become accustomed to the daily ever-increasing touches to his genitals. The man who performed the mizu-age never again had contact with the newly minted geisha.

In modern Japan, there are still schools for the training of geishas, where beautiful girls are recruited, taught them literature, music and everything that a geisha should traditionally be able to do. This respected profession is practically dying out now in Japan. At the beginning of the 20th century, there were about 80 thousand geishas, and by the end of the century there were no more than two thousand of them.