Blog#4: My Winter Vacation

 

     Happy new year!

     I’m sure you are enjoying your Oshogatsu.

     Today, let me show you about my Oshogatsu-vacation.

     As you know, I’m from Kyotango. Please look at a picture below. It isn’t in this winter, but sometimes Kyotango has a cold and strict winter. When we have a heavy snow, we are forced to work with snow shovels. It is very hard for every people, and sometimes dangerous because there are many elderly people in Kyotango.

    

 

     However, I always have a very warm winter at my home. I enjoy Christmas Party, New Year’s Eve and Oshogatsu. I also go skiing with my cousins. Every day I feel as if I were in a dream, so I would be very sad on the day when I have to go back to school.

     I especially want to tell you about my Oshogatsu. I think it is worth World Heritage.

     On the day, everyone in my family wears kimono and goes hatsumode to a shrine together. After that, we have Osechi-dinner. For me, it is the largest meal of the year. We have all traditional ingredients in Osechi. In addition, some original dishes would be there. Needless to say, they are very delicious. Certainly, the dinner is so special for everybody.

     After the dinner, we have time for entertainment. My (grandparents’) house has a small stage, and every person has to be on the stage at least once. Every year my brother and cousins play music, magic or monomane, but I’m not an entertainer, so I would talk about my previous year’s memories or new year’s hopes. What is the most interesting for me is my mother’s play. She is an accredited master of Hanayagi, Japanese dancing school, and she shows us her special dance on the stage. Every year I learn new things from her “old” traditional dance.

     I really want to show you a picture of my Oshogatsu, but I’m very sorry that I have no data. However, I’m sure that you understand how special my Oshogatsu is.

     I also hope you to enjoy winter in Kyotango. It might be a little cold, but you can have crabs, oysters and other delicious foods, and you can also be refreshed in hot springs. If there is snow, you can enjoy beautiful scenes and winter sports.

    However, I lastly think Oshogatsu is the most important event for Japanese people. I hope more strongly that you fully enjoy your own Oshogatsu.

    Thank you for reading out. See you next class!