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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January 22, 2012 | Categories: お月見, お正月, 雛祭り, 夏祭り, 天理教, 伝統的なクラス | Leave a comment