Jul 7, 2011

七夕  When you wish upon a star

今日は7月7日七夕です。


Today is one of five festival days in Japan, "Tanabata"
This originate from Chinese legend of two stars, Altair and Vega.
They loved each other and preferred to spend time together and quit working hard.
The king got angry and separated them by  Milky way, but 
he allowed them to meet once a year only on the night of July 7th.
People celebrate their reunion tonight and decorate bamboo with ornaments.
When you write your wish on the paper strip and hang it on the bamboo,
your wish come true......






ボーイズに日本の行事を覚えていて欲しかったので
とりあえず、短冊を作って願い事書くことに。
一番に飛んできたのはレアでした。


Mommy wants boys to remember about season festival of Japan.
She made paper strips and asked them to write their wishes on it.
Lea came first.





ボーイズはトーナメントで勝ち進むことを
マミィはフラショーの成功を
レアは出張でいないダディの短冊も考えます。

Boys' wishes are advance of the rank of their golf.
Mommy wish the success of tomorrow Hula show.
Lea thought about daddy's wish because he is not here.







笹の葉もないので、変わりはこれ
あまりにも違いすぎますが、ここは目をつぶって。。。。。



We don't have a bamboo branch, so
mommy used this instead of bamboo.






あいにく今日は一日雨模様で星一つ見えません


All of today was raining, we couldn't see any star.







七夕はアジアの数カ国で行われう行事ですが
“星に願いを”というのは世界共通かもしれないですね。


This star festival "Tanabata"is celebrated in Asia, but
" wish upon a star" is common around the world.


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