May 2, 2022 – Monday
令和4年5月2日 ― 月曜日
鉄砲の 三尺先の 小てふかな
（Note：ちょUsed to be written てふ）
teppoo no san jaku saki no ko choo kana
three feet
from the musket's barrel...
little butterfly
Haiku by Issa, Translation by David Lanoue
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二回書いて下さい。英語で何ですか。
暑い夏
暖かい春
涼しい秋
寒い冬
A. Nakama Two
Chapter 2, pages 45 , 46 – dialogue, put manga pictures in order
B. Nakama Two Chapter 1, page47, Japanese
climate 気候（きこう）読んで下さい。
C. 読んで下さい。Golden Week (Japan)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Golden Week (ゴールデンウィーク, Gōruden Wīku,
Gōruden Uīku) (or GW) is a week from the 29th of April to
early May containing a number of Japanese holidays
Holidays celebrated
·
29 April
o The Showa Emperor's Birthday (天長節, Tenchō Setsu),
1927–1989
o Greenery Day (みどりの日, Midori no Hi),
1989–2006[3]
o Shōwa Day (昭和の日, Shōwa no Hi),
2007–present[3]
·
3 May
o Constitution Memorial Day (憲法記念日, Kenpō Kinenbi)
·
4 May
o Citizen's Holiday (国民の休日, Kokumin no
Kyūjitsu), 1985–2006
o Greenery Day (みどりの日, Midori no Hi),
2007–present[3]
·
5 May
o Children's Day (子供の日, Kodomo no Hi),
also known as Boys' Day or the Feast of Banners, traditionally celebrated
as Tango no Sekku (端午の節句).
Note that "kokumin no kyūjitsu" or "citizen's holiday" is a
generic term for any official holiday. The 4th of May was, until
2007, an unnamed but official holiday because of a rule that converts any day
between two holidays into a new holiday. …
History
The National Holiday Laws, promulgated in July
1948, declared nine official holidays. Since many were concentrated in a week
spanning the end of April to early May, many leisure-based industries
experienced spikes in their revenues. The film industry was no exception. In
1951, the film Jiyū Gakkō recorded higher
ticket sales during this holiday-filled week than any other time in the year
(including New Year's and Obon). This prompted the
managing director of Daiei Film Co., Ltd. to dub the week
"Golden Week" based on the Japanese radio lingo “golden time,” which denotes the
period with the highest listener ratings.[5] At the time, 29
April was a national holiday celebrating the birth of the Shōwa Emperor. Upon his death in 1989,
the day was renamed "Greenery Day."[3] In 2007, Greenery Day was moved to 4 May,
and 29 April was renamed Shōwa Day to commemorate the
late Emperor.[3]
Current practice
Many Japanese nationals take paid time off
during this holiday, and some companies are closed down completely and give
their employees time off. Golden Week is the longest vacation period of the
year for many Japanese workers. Two other Japanese holidays are observed for
most or all of a week: Japanese New Year in January
and Obon Festival in August.
Golden Week is a popular time for holiday
travel. Despite significantly higher rates, flights, trains, and hotels are
often fully booked. Popular destinations include Asia, Guam, Saipan, and Hawaii, major cities on
the West Coast of North America such as Los Angeles, Seattle, San Diego, San Francisco, and Vancouver, and a number of cities
in Europe and Australia.
The Super GT Fuji 500 km auto race is held
on Golden Week.
D. How to make origami carp for鯉のぼり koinobori,
the carp flag (usually made of cloth, of course), that celebrates this day:
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