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Bernard "Ben" Hana, a.k.a. "Blanket Man", (8 February 1957 – 15 January 2012) was a homeless man who wandered the inner city streets of Wellington, New Zealand. He was a local fixture and something of a celebrity, and was typically found on the footpath in the precincts of Cuba Street and Courtenay Place.〔 Hana was a self-proclaimed devotee of the Māori sun god Tama-nui-te-rā,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url = http://www.3news.co.nz/Wellington-icon-Blanket-Man-dies/tabid/423/articleID/239310/Default.aspx )〕 and claimed that he should wear as few items of clothing as possible, as an act of religious observance. As a result, he would sometimes remove all his clothing, which resulted in the consequent attendance of police officers. His name of "Blanket Man" was a reference to his usual mode of dress, which was a single blanket,〔 long dreadlocks and either a loin cloth or briefs. His activities and presence provoked a degree of public debate within Wellington.〔 It's believed Hana chose to live on the streets after killing a friend in a drink-driving accident〔 as a form of self-penance. ==Early life== In the late 1970s Hana associated with the Black Power gang, living in Wellington, going by the name ''Bugs''〔Trust: A true story of Women and Gangs. Pip Desmond. 2009. Page 22.〕 and fathering two children.〔http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/8063784/Blanket-Man-died-of-heart-attack-inquest〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ben Hana」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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