週末、近所の祐天寺で
盆踊り大会がありました。いつもの祐天寺からは想像がつかないほどの活気。楽しそうな大勢の老若男女に混じり、見よう見まねで格好悪く踊っているところを近所に住む友人カップルに見られてしまいました。でも楽しかったのでイイんです。やぐらの上で
太鼓をたたく若者、浴衣が似合うおばあさん、ステキな人がたくさんいました。私も来年は浴衣で。
This weekend, there was a
Bon Odori (traditional dance) festival at our local Yutenji temple. There were so many people and I've never seen Yutenji being so lively! I joined the big circles of dancers: men and women of all ages, and I tried to learn dancing by watching other people. My friends saw me dancing very badly, but it didn't matter because we should enjoy dancing! The
young drummers on the top of the stage, old ladies with beautiful yukata (informal summer kimono), there were many cool people. I should wear yukata next year.
