Japanese Culture

I watch a lot of anime and many times I’ve come across characters wearing headbands with items strapped on both sides of their heads, especially lit candles. All of the times I’ve seen characters wear these were in comic situations.

My question is where did this come from? Was it influenced by Japanese culture?

Thank you, your help is greatly appreciated.

P.S. I’ve also seen carrots strapped with the headbands.

It’s the traditional costume when somebody wants to curse the other.

You can see the illustration of the Edo period here:
http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%91%E3%81%AE%E5%88%BB%E5%8F%82%E3%82%8A

2 Responses

1. soph Says:
   March 13th, 2010 at 2:08 pm

   I think that it comes from the movie "Yatsuhakamura" based on the real serial murder case in Japan.
   Actually they are not candles but flashlights.

   Video.
   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6YJLKs7J7Y&feature=related

   "seen carrots strapped with the headbands" came from the phrase "enticing carrot", which conjures us the image that horses will keep running if you dangle carrots in front of their faces.
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   References :

2. plenty_of_nothing Says:
   March 13th, 2010 at 2:37 pm

   It’s the traditional costume when somebody wants to curse the other.

   You can see the illustration of the Edo period here:
   http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%91%E3%81%AE%E5%88%BB%E5%8F%82%E3%82%8A
   References :

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