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In this season,there many girls in long-sleeved Kimono and many boys in new suit or Kimono are in Japan.If you see them in this season,the day is on "Seijin shiki(coming-of-Age Day ceremony)".
Coming-of-Age Day (second Monday of January ); day for congratulating those who have reached their majority and are now ready to make their own way in the world.
I found English long sentence on it.I have pasted it bellow.

I blow off New Year's Holidays mood perfectly when I see them.
...But I didn't have New Year's holiday mood other than foods from the very beginning because I worked during the year change period also.
Don't say poor,I love my work.I'm congenially employed so much,I had enjoy it.
Surely I'm excessively busy sometime and I have panic...These things can happen.

But I have New Year's mood on wall in [Bar AMARCORD].
This is my blog on 3th [ Kakizome ].
Our customers and staffs had enjoy it.We soaked in the fun atmosphere of being a kid again.
I will make "Kakizome" next year also because it is score big with all customers.

Usually we write our ambitions and prayers in "Kakizome".
But we wrote desire and crack jokes so I couldn't resist laughing to their arts.
By the way,I wrote "一攫千金",this meaning is "money for old rope".
But I didn't write it with that purpose in mind,by right...
I hope that Running into a good slave will be a stroke of luck for me!
A good slave is count for high denomination,isn't it?

If even I treated slave badly,no matter what happens,this slave have unbreakable spirit...like zombie..I hope that I can get my slave like zombie.
But I know it at heart,it sounds too good to be true.
Dominas and I,we have to train to our slave in an honest way.

Already knew,but I strive to make my enhancement physical fitness for fight a battle to zombie in these days...


*****About Seijin shiki(Coming-of-Age Day ceremony)

Seijinshiki", or the ceremony of Coming-of-Age Day is a Japanese annual event, which is dedicated to the nation's young people who have reached the age of 20. On this day, Japanese people attain legal maturity at age 20, and after that, they are eligible to vote. Coming-of-Age Day is observed as a national holiday, and municipal governments celebrate Coming-of-Age Day for 20-year-olds on this day. As styles of ceremonies are different from region to region, it is common for 20-year-olds dressed in formal outfits including many women in gorgeous kimono called "furisode" to attend it.

"Seijinshiki" comes from an ancient ceremony of "genpuku". It was a ceremony where young people changed their formal outfits of children into those of adults, to start being treated as adults. In the past, this ceremony was held when young people were approved to be grown up and to have attained maturity both in body and mind conditions, and it seems that the age wasn't exactly stipulated. It is written that this was generally observed between the ages of 13 and 16 from the Nara period(710`794) to the Heian period(794`1192). Around the 16th century, warriors changed the ceremony into "genpukusiki". It was carried out it in a style that people of coming-of-age had their forelock cut, and this indicated that they became adults. Later, this ceremony was widespread among common people and farmers, and lasted until the end of the Edo period. Such is an origin of "seijinshiki"

By the way, today, many women wear a "kimono" with long sleeves called "furisode" to attend "seijinsiki". "Kimono" is a traditional Japanese garment, and the predecessor of "kimono" was called "kosode" which was used as an undergarment from the Nara period. Around the mid-16th century, it was developed into an everyday outer garment, and after the 18th century, the name changed into "kimono". Today, Japanese women mainly wear it on such special occasions as social events, ceremonies, and traditional events. Now, the number of Japanese people wearing kimono is decreasing, and "seijinshiki" is a precious opportunity for Japanese young people to wear kimono. In addition, it plays an important role to preserve and convey "kimono", or a beautiful traditional Japanese garment.

"Seijinshiki" differs according to the region, and a variety of events are held throughout Japan, and the styles of them have been changing according to ages. In these days, there is a regrettable fact that some young people misunderstand the significance of it, but the original meaning of it has long been the same everywhere in Japan. It is meant to be an auspicious event to celebrate and encourage people who realized that they became adults and made up their mind to live their life independently. "Seijinshiki" is a very joyous and wonderful traditional Japanese event for the people of coming-of-age and their families. (end)
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