Thursday, May 15, 2008

Height Comparison on Kid's Day こどもの日の背比べ

In Japan, May the 5th is a national holiday, celebrating boy's growth. We have several other national holidays during this week. Because of so many holidays close together, it is called "Golden Week". On this occasion, my family gathered and had a picnic. It is one of customs to check the height of kids on May the 5th according to a Japanese nursery song. Well, an old ex-young boy and my niece were comparing their heights by standing back to back. This old ex-young boy was fearing that he might have been beaten by my niece who recently has been growing quite rapidly. If you see close enough, you might recognize this former young boy's heels are slightly up.  Or, is it a wrong judgement?

今年のゴールデンウィークの5/4に私の家族は皆集まってピクニックをしました。思いがけず沢山集まって楽しかったです。すると、♪柱の傷はおととしの~を思い出させるようなことを姪とかつての「男の子」はやっておりました。ひょっとして、負けるのではないかと、この元少年君はドキッとしたようです。姪っ子の背丈がここ最近ぐっと伸びてきたからです。ようく写真を見ると、かつての少年君のかかとがほんの僅か上がっているような気がしますが..... 気のせいでしょうか。


This is a warrior's helmet which is displayed for May the 5th to celebrate a boy's healthy growth. This set of decorations was inherited from one family to another within my relatives this year. I put this photo up to record memories of my sister and her son, the former owning family of the helmet.

この兜、私の母が妹の息子のため買ったそうです。私は、全く知りませんでしたので、写真で始めて拝見させてもらいました。今回、私の別の甥っ子の子供が二人とも男の子なので、その子達に兜を上げることにしました。この写真は記念のために撮ったものですが、記録に残す為ブログに載せることにしました。

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