こんにちは!
NOVA新宿西口校です(*^▽^*)
今年のクリスマスまで残り一週間🎄🎅
街もお店もクリスマスで盛り上がっていますね。
レッスンでも講師とクリスマスについて
話をされた方もいらっしゃるでしょう(^^)
今回はアメリカ出身のMichelleに、
アメリカと日本のクリスマスの違いについて
聞いてみました!
クリスマスの過ごし方が
国によってこんなにも違うのかと
びっくりしました!
ぜひ皆さんも読んでみてくださいね。
~~🎄🌟Christmas, Japan and the US🎄🌟~~
Do you celebrate¹ Christmas? How do you spend it?
There are many different traditions² around the world for Christmas,
but one thing that should be the same is the true reason for Christmas.
It is for Christians to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ³.
Certainly⁴ there are Christians in Japan,
but for most people it seems that Christmas is more of a general event to enjoy.
It is not a public holiday in Japan,
but many families enjoy a Christmas cake, eat roast chicken, and give presents.
Some couples tend to use Christmas as a dating event.
In the USA, December 25 is a national holiday,
but school students are off anyway for winter vacation.
There is no special food to eat for Christmas, but popular⁵ things are roast turkey or ham.
For dessert, we usually eat fruit cake which is made with dried fruits,
very different from a Japanese Christmas cake.
Of course people give each other presents,
but we usually keep them under the Christmas tree and open them on Christmas morning as a group.
Probably the biggest difference is that many Christians go to church⁶.
There is a special midnight mass that is held between the 24th and the 25th.
Other things that are not usual in Japan, are Christmas carolers,
who go around the neighborhood⁷ singing Christmas songs,
and that our Christmas decorations stay up until about January 4.
I always think it’s funny that Christmas disappears December 26 in Japan.
so in the future, if you have a chance to go to America between December 26 and January 4,
you will still be able to enjoy the Christmas decorations!
1.celebrate お祝いする
2.tradition 伝統
3.Jesus Christ イエスキリスト
4.Certainly 確実に、絶対に
5.popular 人気な
6.church 教会
7.neighborhood 近所
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クリスマスの過ごし方が
日本とアメリカでこんなにも違うんですね!
他の国のクリスマスについても、
調べてみたり、講師にも聞いてみてくださいね(*^▽^*)
LIVE STATIONでは
クリスマス以外の“他国の冬のホリデー⛄”について
学ぶことができます📺⚡
!!しかも!!
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