日本伝統的な節を 勉強した！
昨日は私が天理教日本語学校で伝統的な節のクラスを全部終わった。
このクラスで楽しいことを分け合いたいんです！
伝統的な節のクラスは四つで、お月見とお正月とひな祭り夏祭りとを勉強した。
The Japanese traditional events course at Tenrikyo Mission Centre Singapore, ended yesterday. It was a most interesting and enjoyable course. Consisting of four lessons, I learnt about the activities surrounding five different Japanese festive events – Lantern Festival, New Year’s Day, Girls’ Festival, Boys’ Day Celebration and Summer Festival.
Here’s sharing with everyone some basic information that I have learnt.
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お月見 Moon Viewing
何の為に？豊作を願う。
Purpose? Praying for abundant harvests of ripened rice.
何時？毎年の十五夜（8月15日）か十三夜（9月13日）
When? August 15 or September 13
何をする？月で兔が餅つき
Activities? Mochi pounding by the moon
何を食べる？薄、月見団子、里芋、葡萄、栗、豆
Food? Japanese pampas grass ‘susuki’ (for prevention from illness for the whole year), sweet dumplings, yam, grapes, chestnut and beans.
何の作品？俳句
Works? Japanese poems that follow a 5-7-5 syllabic structure.
このクラスで自分の俳句も作った。
In this class, I also had the chance of making of my own Japanese poem.
「夢の道 日本語習って 開こうよ。」
Translated, it reads “Let’s open the path to our dreams with the learning of Japanese.”
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お正月お祝おう！Celebrating the New Year!
皆、明けましておめでとうございます！
Happy New Year everyone!
今日僕はシンガポール天理教の新年子供パーティへ行った。たくさん日本お正月の文化習った。
Today, I attended the Tenrikyo New Year Service and Children’s Party, and learnt many new customs of Japanese culture.
最初は、お正月食べるお節料理初めて見て、そして食べた。うまいと思うね。
Firstly, I saw for the first time, special Japanese food made only on the Japanese New Year, which is celebrated annually on 1st of January, unlike the New Year for the Chinese.
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2012 年おめでとう～！Happy New Year !
皆、明けましておめでとう！
2012年もう来た！皆に素敵一年になりますように！
このブロぐの応援を続こう！これからもよろしくお願いします！ありがとう！
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皆最近元気？僕は元気です。
でも、仕事がちょっと忙しいですから、ブロぐのは過去よりよく書かないんです。ごめね！
先週から新しい仕事始まった。好きな仕事です。良かったと思うよ。うれしい～
今の願いは僕この好きな仕事を続いて、お金を集めて、来年日本へ旅行に行きたいと願う。
日本の皆も恙無い一年になりますように！気をつけて、元気で、頑張ろう！
最後に、ブロぐを読む皆はいっぱい楽しい一年になりますように！
じゃ、皆の願いはなんですか？分け合おうよ～
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Here comes the new year 2012! Here I would like to wish each and everyone of you an amazing time in this new year. Thank you for your support for my blog, and please continue to give me the support like always!
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How is everyone?
I am good. Although work is a little busier than before, I may not update this blog as often as last year. I have just started a new job last week, as a lecturer in an international school, paving my way towards a future career in teaching in Japan (hopefully! *cross my fingers*). I like my current job very much, though students can be handful at times. But I will work hard in my job, and hope everyone will do well in their work too~!
My new year resolution for myself would be for things to remain the way they are now, as I am contented with what I have been given at this moment. Now is the time for me to work hard and excel at my job, save up money for a trip to Japan hopefully sometime next year.
And to Japan, I hope 2012 will be a better and safer year for everyone in Japan. I would like to wish them peace and blessings for the next year, to recover, move forward and excel.
And to everyone reading this, I hope your 2012 will be much much better than 2011, filled with warmth from your family and friends, joy and may everything good come you way.
What may your new year resolutions be? Feel free to share it with me ~
Cheers~! 😀
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お正月をおめでとう！Happy New Year 2011!
お久しぶりだなあ。僕の仕事が忙しいですから、新しいポストがない。御免なさい！
でも、ここで新しいポストをするよ。ええ、今年が新しい年だ。二千十一年だよ。皆、お正月をおめでとう！ええ、僕はここで今年皆の夢が全部でかなうことができて、今まで一番の年間だと願うね。乾杯！
この頃僕は日本語の勉強を続けて、中級を始まるね。楽しみにするよ！そして、僕の友達は「君のブログはもっと日本での見物とおもしろい旅行の経験をこめるね。」といいる。僕はそう思うね。しかし、日本での見物と自分旅行の経験の書き込みが長い間だ。所が僕は努めるね。皆はブログを支えなければ成らないよ。
Ahh, a new year has come! Now it is 2011! Happy New Year everyone! As I continue to find time to keep this blog going, and taking up the suggestions of more posts of my travel experiences and sightseeing in Japan (given by my friends) on this blog, I look forward to everyone’s support of reading this blog.
Thanks guys! My next post will be up soon!
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