September 16, 2019 -- Monday

ワームアップ　令和元年９月１６日　　月曜日　月＝げつ＝がつ＝つき＝Moon

読みますか。ひらがな　で、　それから　えい語で　何ですか。

　　　　　　　　　ひらがな　　　　　                    えい語

（Example:                                                                                                                      ）

（   二人の先生　　　　  　ふたり　の　せんせい　                  Two teachers）

四週間

一人で

六年

八か月

五つの本

七つの高校

買いもの

新聞

話します

Respect for the Aged Day

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Respect for the Aged Day
Official name	Keirō no hi (敬老の日)
Observed by	Japan
Type	National
Significance	Honor elderly citizens
Date	Third Monday in September
2018 date	September 17
2019 date	September 16
2020 date	September 21
2021 date	September 20
Frequency	annual

Respect for the Aged Day (敬老の日 Keirō no Hi) is a Japanese designated public holiday celebrated annually to honor elderly citizens.^[1] It started in 1966 as a national holiday and was held on every September 15. Since 2003, Respect for the Aged Day is held on the third Monday of September due to the Happy Monday System.

This national holiday traces its origins to 1947, when Nomadani-mura (later Yachiyo-cho, currently Taka-cho), Hyōgo Prefecture, proclaimed September 15 Old Folks' Day (Toshiyori no Hi). Its popularity spread nationwide, and in 1966 it took its present name and status. Annually, Japanese media take the opportunity to feature the elderly, reporting on the population and highlighting the oldest people in the country.

Commemorative silver sake cups

Since 1963, the Japanese government has given a commemorative silver sake cup to Japanese who reach the age of 100. In 1963 the number was 153, but with numbers increasing, the government decided to reduce the size of the cup to cut costs in 2009. In 2014 29,357 received a cup.  The cost increase from this led to the government considering making the cups from a different material or simply sending a letter.

Celebration

On this holiday, people return home to visit and pay respect to the elders. Some people volunteer in neighborhoods by making and distributing free lunch boxes to older citizens. Entertainments are sometimes provided by teenagers and children with various keirokai performances. Special television programs are also featured by Japanese media on this holiday.


Students had trouble with the concepts of the warm-up, so we looked again at the kanji numbers from 1 through 10 and at the indexes　for counters at the back of なかま。


We will look at the Friday homework assignment, the paragraph from page 191 of Nakama, tomorrow.  We will also finish performances of the chapter dialogue.


宿題　　しゅくだい　　Homework

Find out about Nishimoto Kimiko (Nishimoto is her family name) and find out why learning about her is relevant to Respect for the Aged Day (敬老の日　けいろう　の　ひ）。