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Ⅴ 日本文化の英語解説 11

1 1   Inekari:稲刈り(A Rice-cropping):

*Inekari is a rice-cropping. It is the harvest of rice. Just like Taue(rice-planting), it demands cooperation. Rice cultivation (farming) required group effort in the olden times. Even today neighbors in many villages work together in planting and harvesting their crops. Agriculture demands cooperation, discipline, and a sense of shared fate. Cooperation is one of the Japanese wisdom.
+Chushuu no meigetsu(中秋の名月)the harvest moon: We admire the moon. We enjoy Moon viewing (Tsuki-mi). ( We paint the moon yellow in Japan, but they paint it silver in Europe or America)

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