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Jairo
English / Presentation about Japan
by Jairo on June 24, 2018
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Welcome and good morning!
It’s a pleasure to present to you the Tanabata festival and the city where it’s celebrated: Sendai, Japan.
We are going to translate into English what our classmates say in Japanese.
Please, enjoy our presentation.
Today, July the 7th is Tanabata’s day in Japan.
Tanabata is also known as “the festival of the stars”. And this is the story of two stars who fell in love.
In the sky, there are many Gods living around the Milky Way. Among these gods, there is one princess called Orihime. She is the daughter of the God of the Sky. Orihime’s work is to weave beautiful kimonos for the Gods. When Orihime grew up, her father wanted to find a groom for her. The God of the Sky looked for a candidate in many places of the Milky Way, and he finally found a young man named Hikoboshi. Hikoboshi is the God in charge of taking care of the cows of the other gods. Since Hikoboshi was very hard-working and kind to other people, and Orihime was a very beautiful princess, they fell in love immediately. After they got married, they looked for a nice life and completely forgot their work in the Milky Way. The complaints from the other Gods came to the God of the Sky. He got very angry and separated them by sending them to the east and west sides of the Milky Way.
With regret, Orihime’s father saw her feeling so sad, that he allowed her to see Hikoboshi only once a year, on the night of July the 7th.
Looking forward to the day they could meet again, Orihime worked very hard weaving kimonos every day. Hikoboshi took care of the cows on the other side of the Milky Way waiting for that day as well.
On the night of July, the seventh, Orihime crossed the Milky way and went to the place where Hikoboshi was.
That is why, in Japan, Tanabata festival is celebrated on this day.
Tanabata is a very famous festival. On this day, houses in Japan are decorated with bamboo grass. Japanese people write their wishes to the Gods on a strip of paper and hang them on the bamboo. Cities are also decorated with big Tanabata decorations and fireworks are launched. The cities become very crowded.
One of the first cities to celebrate Tanabata was Sendai. Sendai is a city located in the north of Japan.
Did you know that Sendai was the first city to have contact with Mexico?
During the Edo era, there was a wonderful samurai named Date Masamune. He was the reigning lord of Sendai City. Masamune wanted to have a trade relationship with Mexico and Spain, so he sent his subordinate Hasekura Tsunenaga to both countries. In 1613, Tsunenaga’s ship arrived to Acapulco, Mexico. After that, he departed to Spain on another ship for 14 months.
Tsunenaga arrived in Spain and had a meeting with the King and presented him with a letter from his lord Date Masamune. The letter described Masamune’s intention to have a trade relationship with Mexico and Spain, however, he didn’t receive a positive response from the King and the negotiation could not proceed. After that, Tsunenaga went to Rome to get permission from the Pope. Tsunenaga was warmly welcomed by Roman citizens and he was able to meet Pope Paul the fifth.
However, the Pope couldn’t allow a trade relationship between Japan, Mexico and Spain because, while Tsunenanga was in Spain, Christianism was prohibited in Japan, and the Pope could not permit a trade with Japan in that situation.
Thank you for your attention.
We invite you to write your wishes as well.

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    Welcome and good morning!
    It’s a pleasure to present to you the Tanabata festival and the city where it’s celebrated: Sendai, Japan.
    We are going to translate into English what our classmates say in Japanese.
    Please, enjoy our presentation.
    Today, July the 7th is Tanabata’s day in Japan.
    Tanabata is also known as “the festival of the stars”. And this is the story of two stars who fell in love.
    In the sky, there are many Gods living around the Milky Way. Among these gods, there is one princess called Orihime. She is the daughter of the God of the Sky. Orihime’s work is to weave beautiful kimonos for the Gods. When Orihime grew up, her father wanted to find a groom for her. The God of the Sky looked for a candidate in many places of the Milky Way, and he finally found a young man named Hikoboshi. Hikoboshi is the God in charge of taking care of the cows of the other gods. Since Hikoboshi was very hard-working and kind to other people, and Orihime was a very beautiful princess, they fell in love immediately. After they got married, they looked for a nice life and completely forgot their work in the Milky Way. The complaints from the other Gods came to the God of the Sky. He got very angry and separated them by sending them to the east and west sides of the Milky Way.
    With regret, Orihime’s father saw her feeling so sad, that he allowed her to see Hikoboshi only once a year, on the night of July the 7th.
    Looking forward to the day they could meet again, Orihime worked very hard weaving kimonos every day. Hikoboshi took care of the cows on the other side of the Milky Way waiting for that day as well.
    On the night of July seventh, Orihime crossed the Milky way and went to the place where Hikoboshi was.
    That is why, in Japan, Tanabata festival is celebrated on this day.
    Tanabata is a very famous festival. On this day, houses in Japan are decorated with bamboo grass. Japanese people write their wishes to the Gods on a strip of paper and hang them on the bamboo. Cities are also decorated with big Tanabata decorations and fireworks are launched. The cities become very crowded.
    One of the first cities to celebrate Tanabata was Sendai. Sendai is a city located in the north of Japan.
    Did you know that Sendai was the first city to have contact with Mexico?
    During the Edo era, there was a wonderful samurai named Date Masamune. He was the reigning lord of Sendai City. Masamune wanted to have a trade relationship with Mexico and Spain, so he sent his subordinate Hasekura Tsunenaga to both countries. In 1613, Tsunenaga’s ship arrived to Acapulco, Mexico. After that, he departed to Spain on another ship for 14 months.
    Tsunenaga arrived in Spain and had a meeting with the King and presented him with a letter from his lord Date Masamune. The letter described Masamune’s intention to have a trade relationship with Mexico and Spain, however, he didn’t receive a positive response from the King and the negotiation could not proceed. After that, Tsunenaga went to Rome to get permission from the Pope. Tsunenaga was warmly welcomed by Roman citizens and he was able to meet Pope Paul the fifth.
    However, the Pope couldn’t allow a trade relationship between Japan, Mexico and Spain because, while Tsunenanga was in Spain, Christianism was prohibited in Japan, and the Pope could not permit a trade with Japan in that situation.
    Thank you for your attention.
    We invite you to write your wishes as well.

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