2009年11月17日火曜日

Japanese Custom




I will introduce about Japanese traditional events from July to December. The First, I introduce “the star festival”. We do the star festival on July 7. In “Tanabata” we write our wish on the paper called tanzaku, and decorate it on bamboo grass. It is said that Altair and Vega can meet only that day, but if the day is rainy, they can’t meet. Next, I introduce “moon viewing”. On August 15 and September 13, we enjoy looking the moon eating moon viewing’s dumpling. Last, I introduce New Year’s Eve. We have a habit to eat soba on this day to cut off one year’s trouble, and to not hold over the trouble next year.At the temple this night, ring the bell 1 hundred eight times to cut off from worldly desires and take a new year.






Halloween



I will introduce about Halloween costumes that people wear in the Halloween’s season. From the beginning, Halloween’s main meaning is to express things that there is nothing in this earth by costume and makeup. It contains not only fairies and spirits but also monsters and sorcery. Because of this, people wear not ordinary horror costume, ghost costumes, and gothic costumes. For example witches bats, black cats, and devils. But recently people also wear character, hero, and princess costumes. You can know more information about Halloween by clicking here.