Today, 3 March, is Hinamatsuri (ひな祭り). It's also called Momo no Sekku (桃の節句, literally the Season of Peaches).
Parents hope their girls to grow healthily and to be happy.
In the past, we had Girls' Day on 3 March and Boys' Day on 5 May. After the Pacific War, 5 May became Children's Day: Girls' Day remained as a custom, though.
In families which have girls, they usually display a set of ornamental dolls called Hina-Ningyo (雛人形). The dolls show Emperor, Empress and ministers in the Imperial Palace in Heian Period.
A lot of people know a popular Hinamatsuri song:
Japanese:
明かりをつけましょ ぼんぼりに
お花をあげましょ 桃の花
五人囃子の笛太鼓
今日は楽しい雛祭り
romaji:
akari wo tsukemasho bonbori ni
ohana wo agemasho momo no hana
gonin bayashi no fue daiko
kyo wa tanoshii hinamatsuri
English:
Let's light small lamps with a paper shade
Let's display flowers of peaches
The five players' performance of Japanese flutes and drums
It is a happy Hinamatsuri today
The above is the first verse of the song.
Tuesday, 3 March 2009
Sunday, 1 March 2009
Maria-sama ga Miteru 4th Season episode 09
マリア様がみてる 4thシーズン 第09話 「仮面のアクトレス」
Maria-sama ga Miteru 4th Season episode 09 "Kamen no Akutoresu" (The Masked Actress)
Synopsis:
The Yamayuri Council election took place. Not only Yumi, Yoshino and Shimako but also Toko run for it. Toko gradually got isolated from other classmates. The three were elected. Yumi noticed Toko's purpose had been to lose the race.
Both Shimako and Yoshino were right despite Yoshino said she was selfish herself.
No one can always do "right" things. Me neither.
I think Toko holds a lot in herself and don't tell her feelings so much.
So it's sometimes difficult for other people to understand her.
Ha ha ... she's like me ... .
Maria-sama ga Miteru 4th Season episode 09 "Kamen no Akutoresu" (The Masked Actress)
Synopsis:
The Yamayuri Council election took place. Not only Yumi, Yoshino and Shimako but also Toko run for it. Toko gradually got isolated from other classmates. The three were elected. Yumi noticed Toko's purpose had been to lose the race.
Both Shimako and Yoshino were right despite Yoshino said she was selfish herself.
No one can always do "right" things. Me neither.
I think Toko holds a lot in herself and don't tell her feelings so much.
So it's sometimes difficult for other people to understand her.
Ha ha ... she's like me ... .
Monday, 23 February 2009
Two Oscars to Japanese Films
2 Japanese films won Academy Awards.
"Departures" (おくりびと, Okuribito) got the Best Foreign Language Film.
"La Maison en Petits Cubes" (つみきのいえ, Tsumiki no Ie) got the Best Animated Short Film.
Anime has been awarded for both best animated feature film and best animated short film.
"Spirited Away", which was directed by Hayao Miyazaki, was given Oscar in 2005.
I'm happy to hear this news!
It's a brilliant achievement.
"Departures" (おくりびと, Okuribito) got the Best Foreign Language Film.
"La Maison en Petits Cubes" (つみきのいえ, Tsumiki no Ie) got the Best Animated Short Film.
Anime has been awarded for both best animated feature film and best animated short film.
"Spirited Away", which was directed by Hayao Miyazaki, was given Oscar in 2005.
I'm happy to hear this news!
It's a brilliant achievement.
Sunday, 22 February 2009
Maria-sama ga Miteru 4th Season episode 08
マリア様がみてる 4thシーズン 第08話 「くもりガラスの向こう側」
Maria-sama ga Miteru 4th Season episode 08 "Kumori Garasu no Mukougawa" (The Other Side of the Clouded Glass)
Synopsis:
The Yamayuri members had a new year party in Sachiko's house. Yumi had her first dream of the year that Toko was in Yumi's next room. They were separated by the clouded glass. Even though Yumi wiped the glass, she couldn't see Toko well. At the beginning of the next term, Toko smiled at Yumi as if she had had nothing with Yumi.
I think Yoshino's word "add a room" is a nice expression.
I have empathy with Noriko's feelings.
It seems some scenes in the novel were cut.
For example, Toru-ojisama (Sachiko's father) mistook Yumi in kimono for Sayako-obasama (Sachiko's mother).
The ending animation shows Yumi and Toko's relationship with distance.
(Their relation will change better later, though.)
Maria-sama ga Miteru 4th Season episode 08 "Kumori Garasu no Mukougawa" (The Other Side of the Clouded Glass)
Synopsis:
The Yamayuri members had a new year party in Sachiko's house. Yumi had her first dream of the year that Toko was in Yumi's next room. They were separated by the clouded glass. Even though Yumi wiped the glass, she couldn't see Toko well. At the beginning of the next term, Toko smiled at Yumi as if she had had nothing with Yumi.
I think Yoshino's word "add a room" is a nice expression.
I have empathy with Noriko's feelings.
It seems some scenes in the novel were cut.
For example, Toru-ojisama (Sachiko's father) mistook Yumi in kimono for Sayako-obasama (Sachiko's mother).
The ending animation shows Yumi and Toko's relationship with distance.
(Their relation will change better later, though.)
Sunday, 15 February 2009
Maria-sama ga Miteru 4th Season episode 07
マリア様がみてる 4thシーズン 第07話 「未来の白地図」
Maria sama ga Miteru 4th Season episode 07 "Mirai no Hakuchizu" (Blank Map of the Future)
Synopsis:
The Yamayuri Council had a Christmas party. Yumi invited Toko and Kanako, and Yoshino invited Nana Arima. Yoshino surprisingly knew Rei's future career at the party. Yumi asked Toko to be her petite sœur (little sister), but Toko refused it.
I was also crying at the scene Yumi cried holding Sachiko.
I often empathize with characters and cry.
Maria sama ga Miteru 4th Season episode 07 "Mirai no Hakuchizu" (Blank Map of the Future)
Synopsis:
The Yamayuri Council had a Christmas party. Yumi invited Toko and Kanako, and Yoshino invited Nana Arima. Yoshino surprisingly knew Rei's future career at the party. Yumi asked Toko to be her petite sœur (little sister), but Toko refused it.
I was also crying at the scene Yumi cried holding Sachiko.
I often empathize with characters and cry.
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