LDK: torinoichi 2005

torinoichi 2005

22.11.05

Posted by Jun
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昨日の午後、ふと酉の日だった事を思い出したので、去年浅草の酉の市で買った古い熊手を納めに目黒の大鳥神社へ行ってきました。まだ早い時間だったので空いていたし、来ている人達も学生や子供連れの母といった和やかムード。

Yesterday, I realised that it was the day of the Tori (Rooster) in Chinese calendar, so I went to Ootori Shrine, where the torinoichi fair was held in Meguro, to return the old kumade (lucky charm) from last year. I went there quite early, so it wasn't packed and also there were lots of school kids, mothers, and young children. It was a nice atmosphere.

ありがとうございました、と古い熊手を納めた後に店頭に並んでいるものよりもかなりシンプルな熊手を神社から購入しました。支払ったのは去年と同じで千円です。そう言えば、ビジネスの目標達成した場合は前年よりも大きい熊手を買うというルールを忘れてました。我が家が商売繁盛だったのかはわからないけど、ココはイッチョ見栄をはって大きいのにしとけばヨカッタな。

After I thanked the old kumade (lucky charm) and returned it to the shrine, I bought a very simple kumade from the shrine (usually they are very decorative). It was ¥1,000, the same price as last year. I completely forgot that we should buy a bigger size than the year before if we have reached our bussiness goal. I don't know if we did good business, but I should have bought a bigger one just to show off!

dirk wrote:

Hello J! Just had a look at your last years entry regarding this too.. this brings back nice memories. Has it really been one year already? Also, I didn't know that you are supposed to return the 'old' one. What do they do with all the returned kumade?

jun wrote:

Hi Dirk, genki? One year has gone very quickly. But also it feels ages ago that I spent time with your family! They probably burn the old kumades at a shrine, just like they burn New Year decorations. I guess they just want us to buy a new one :-p