Roubai is a flower that blooms ahead of spring. The name arrived because the flowers seemed to be made of wax. The English name is a winter sweet. Because it has a sweet and soapy scent.

春の花々の先陣を切って蝋梅が咲きました。石鹸の香りを含んだ甘い香りが漂っています。

Toka Ebisu is a festival to thank Ebisu God for one year’s safety and pray for rich harvest, big catch, or thriving business. It is held around January 10th at Ebisu Shrines throughout Japan, it features a fancy festival to boost the economy.

A snow photo arrived from Jinan, China. A lot of snow news arrives from all over Japan too. When we watch its fantastic scenery, every one of us wants to visit there, but people who live there are hard.

今日は１月10日、戎祭りの日です。大阪の今宮戎にはこの寒さの中大勢の人が訪れています。「商売繁盛で笹持って来い」の掛け声が鳴り響いています。

A cold wind blowing from the sea hits the lighthouse on the cape and it sounds as if sad.

アメリカとイランの全面対決が避けられそうで一安心です。

Casablanca is also called the Queen of lily. The original species is a wild lily of Japan. It is Casablanca that European who was fascinated by the beauty brought them to the Netherlands and breeded them. Nowadays it is popular as a present flower and can be obtained all year round.

January 7 is one of the seasonal festivals, the day called Jinjitsu. In addition, there is a habit of eating porridge containing seven typical vegetables of this time, and so it is also called the seven herbs day.

The New Year’s mochi has also become completely firm.  Many companies will start their work in 2020 from today.  I wish the success of the Tokyo Olympics and world peace.

Morgenrot is German and it means a morning glow where a ray of red light shines on the mountain line from the eastern sky early in the morning when the dawn is not over, and the mountains and clouds are dyed red. It is one of times when the mountain looks most beautiful.

Traditionally, New Year’s 2th is the first day of the bath. In the past it was usual to take a bath once every few days for various reasons. That’s why the first bath was a commemorative event, purifying the body and praying for a year-long safety.

The scenery of the New Year has changed. It is certain true that this is the change of the times, but it is about climate change that is worrisome. If it ’s a good change, there’s nothing to say, but I’m worried that it isn’t so likely.