In spring 1185 there was a naval battle on the southern Inland Sea of Japan, between the Genji and the Heike. The Heike lost, and those who didn't choose to commit suicide were drowned. Sometime after this apparently, people noticed that some crabs had grooves on their backs which resembled a face. These crabs were believed to be the warriors who had drowned, so they were often thrown back. Therefore the face pattern is nowadays much more common than originally.
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Date: 2006-11-06 11:47 am (UTC)In spring 1185 there was a naval battle on the southern Inland Sea of Japan, between the Genji and the Heike. The Heike lost, and those who didn't choose to commit suicide were drowned. Sometime after this apparently, people noticed that some crabs had grooves on their backs which resembled a face. These crabs were believed to be the warriors who had drowned, so they were often thrown back. Therefore the face pattern is nowadays much more common than originally.
(In case you are wondering who I am...nobody, really. Just a woefully shy lurker, who adores your stories.)