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January 28, 2008
鬼（おに）は、外（そと）！ 福（ふく）は、内（うち）！
rakuten greeting card site:
http://greeting.rakuten.co.jp/ocard/?type=flash&category=BSExxx&ocardid=BSExxxMF0041F2
setsubun:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holidays_of_Japan
According to the Wikipedia site:
This traditional holiday, although not a national holiday, marks the beginning of spring. Setsubun inherits a number of traditions peculiar to the season. One of these traditions is mamemaki, the throwing of beans. In which, one throws roasted beans out of one's home, crying oni wa soto, fuku wa uchi ("out with the devils, in with good fortune"). There are regional variations of this saying, and one temple in Nara Prefecture even invites the devils in. During Setsubun, each person also eats a number of beans equal in number to his or her age. In recent years, people in Japan have begun using peanuts instead of Soybeans for this part of the holiday festivities. Supermarkets, however, still stock both peanuts and more traditional soybeans for this purpose.
Posted by mmcorson at 1:45 AM | Comments (0)
January 6, 2008
あけまして おめでとうございます。200８年
image:
http://www.jp-network.japanpost.jp/amusement/downloads/
ねずみどし（子年）
Rat (nezumi) --- Born 1996, 1984, 1972, 1960, 1948, 1936, 1924, 1912
People born in the year of the Rat are charming, honest, ambitious, and have a tremendous capacity for pursing a course to its end. They will work hard for their goals. They are easily angered but maintain an outward show of control.
http://japanese.about.com/library/weekly/aa100498.htm
Japanese Holidays: http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2062.html, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holidays_of_Japan
年賀状（ねんがじょう）サイト：
http://greeting.rakuten.co.jp/pctop/
http://greetings.yahoo.co.jp/
http://greeting.rakuten.co.jp/ocard/?type=flash&category=SFUxxx&ocardid=SFUxxxYO0014FL
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January 2, 2008
おしりかじり虫（むし）
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2yxtl_funPosted by mmcorson at 7:28 AM | Comments (0)