1) 七草がゆ / Porridge of Seven Herbs
A. 日本の新年の伝統
Japanese New Year Tradition
帰国後はまた始めました。
Japanese New Year Tradition
Japanese New Year Tradition
It is not delicious for me, although I think it is quite good that I follow Japanese custom, so I have carried on making the porridge of seven herbs as much as I can, although I do not remember when I started.
I did not do in Britain. After Britain to Japan, I started again.
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| 七草 / Seven Herbs Nanakusa-no-sekku
左から / From Left
1.繁縷 : はこべら/hakobera - Stellaria media or
1. Common chickweed
2.御形 : ごぎょう/ gogyō - Jersey cudweed or
2.御形 : ごぎょう gogyō - Gnaphalium sffine
3.蘿蔔 : すずしろ/suzushiro - Dikon 4.芹 : せり /seri - Japanese parsley or Chinese celery 5.菘 : すずな/ suzuna - turnip 6.仏の座 : ほとけのざ/ hotokenoza - Henbit (Deadnettle) or
6.仏の座 : ほとけのざ hotokenoza - Lamium amplexicaule
7.薺 : なずな /nazuna - Shepherd's purse or
7.薺 : なずな nazuna - Capsella bursa-pastoris
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B. リセット / Reset
最近は、七草がパックになって売られていて、私はこのパックを利用しています。
パッケージに簡単な絵と説明がついています。
毎年見ていますが憶えられないので、毎年同じ事を繰り返します。笑
七草がゆにするときは、刻んでいれてしまうので、どれがどれかまったくわかりません。
憶えられない理由はここにもあるのかも？笑
憶えられない理由はここにもあるのかも？笑
世の中がどんどん変化してゆき、いろいろなものが進歩、進化してゆきます。
でも
でも
"変わらない"、
という良さもあると思います。
七草がゆのような伝統のものに少しでも触れるとき、自分がリセットされる気がします。
お正月で疲れた胃がリセットされることもありますが、自分自身がリセットされるときでもあります。
Reset
Nowadays they sell seven herbs in a plastic box with instructions,
I use the instruction every year, becauseI never remember. Laugh
The herbs are chopped into tiny pieces for the porridge, so I never know which herb I am eating. It might be one of the reason for forgetfulness. Laugh
I think the world is changing, many things make progress and evolution.
However, sometimes I think it is good that some things do not change.
When I have something traditional. however small, like seven herbs porridge, I feel reset.
However, sometimes I think it is good that some things do not change.
When I have something traditional. however small, like seven herbs porridge, I feel reset.
I think that my stomach is not only recovered by the porridge, but also I come back myself.
C. ウィキペディアによると
According to Wikipedia
According to Wikipedia
According to Wikipedia
According to Wikipedia about sven herbs porrideg in Japanese : below, I try to translate :
'The porridge with seven-herbs and some salt is a traditional event for seventh of January to ensure good health for the coming year.
And also it gives rest for a stomach which became weak by celebration food and sake.
And also it gives rest for a stomach which became weak by celebration food and sake.
They say that it started during the Heian period (794 - 1185 AD),
on the other hand the bace was the soup in the Muromachi period (approximately 1336 -1573).'
on the other hand the bace was the soup in the Muromachi period (approximately 1336 -1573).'
2) 春の和菓子/ Japanese Sweets of Spring
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| 春の和菓子
日本の生菓子は季節によってかわります。
日本人は季節感を大切にします。
多くの人は私達のように、クリスマスとお正月を一緒にしません。
今はなんといっても春のお菓子。
そういえば、このお菓子はクリスマスにシュトレーン
(ドイツのクリスマスのお菓子) をいただいた同じ方から いただいたのでした。 彼らは季節感をきちんと認識していらっしゃるのですね。
このような方々から日本の伝統を私もRも教わるのかもしれません。
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| Japanese Sweets of Spring
Japanese fresh sweets are changing by the seasons.
Japanese keens sense of the seasons.
In Japan, many people do not mixed things with Christmas and
New Year like us.
Now the sweet shows spring.
Well, the spring sweets were given to us by one of our neighbours who gave us the stollen, too.
They have an exact sense of the seasons.
I and R might be taught about Japanese tradition
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3) 托鉢僧 / Begging Monks
なっ、何？
と思うくらい低く大きく響く声がしてきました。
外を見ると複数のお坊さん達がお経をあげながら進んできます。
ここは谷間なので、その声はより響き渡ります。
托鉢僧は時々見かけますし、鎌倉駅周辺でも見ます。
ですが、自宅へ来た経験を初めてしました。
今年は手術もするし、ここはひとつ、お経でお祓いをしてもらおうと、勝手に思い、お金を多少渡して、多めに？拝んでいただきました。
昨年は見ない光景でした。
ですが、自宅へ来た経験を初めてしました。
今年は手術もするし、ここはひとつ、お経でお祓いをしてもらおうと、勝手に思い、お金を多少渡して、多めに？拝んでいただきました。
昨年は見ない光景でした。
写真は彼らが帰る姿です。
Begging Monks
What? What?
It was coming big strange low sounds somewhere, so I looked at outside.
There were a few begging monks who went forward with intone sutras and they became louder and louder.
We are in the bottom of a valley so it resounded loudly.
We are in the bottom of a valley so it resounded loudly.
Sometimes I saw begging monks, for example, around Kamakura station.
However, it was the first time that they came to our house.
I will have an operation this year, here, I thought to myself I would have an exorcism by them and I gave one of them some money.
Then I thought he had intone sutra longer for me or our house.
I will have an operation this year, here, I thought to myself I would have an exorcism by them and I gave one of them some money.
Then I thought he had intone sutra longer for me or our house.
I did not see them last year.
The photographs show they returned to somewhere.
