Step #13 ~ Halloween Questions...
Ok now…
1.
When IS Halloween
celebrated?
*It is celebrated on October 31st
*It is celebrated on the 31st of October
OK now...
Quick question...
2. What IS a matcha hai a mix of?
#1 ~ It is a mix
of....
*It is a mix of shochu, soda, and green tea
*It is a mix of macha and shochu
*It is a mix of macha powder and shochu
Sounds good ....
So then…
3.
What IS Halloween
a mix of?
(Sore wa, kodai Keruto no shūkaku no narawashi, kirisutokyō no dentō,
soshite gendai bunka ga hairimajitta mono desu.)
#1 ~ It is a mix
of....
#1 ~ Halloween is a mix
of....
*It is a mix of ancient Celtic harvest customs, Christian
traditions and modern culture.
*It is a blend of ancient Celtic harvest customs,
Christian traditions and modern culture.
OK now…
Last week I said...
I think….I think….
4.
What IS Halloween
a little bit like? (Point)
(Harou~īn wa, setsubun to obon o awaseta yō na mono da….)
*Halloween is like a mix of Setsubun
and Obon ….
*Halloween is a little like Setsubun and Obon.
*Halloween is a little like Setsubun and Obon put together
….
A long
time ago…
1.
What DID Celtic
people celebrate on October 31st?
(Shūkaku-ki no owari to fuyu no hajimari o iwatta.
Sore wa karera no dentou teki na ōmisoka datta.)
*They celebrated the end of the harvest season and the
beginning of winter
*They celebrated the end of the harvest season and the coming
of winter
*They celebrated the end of the harvest season and the start
of winter
*It was their traditional New Year’s Eve.
Sounds good now…
Another quick vocabulary check….
2.
#4, #5, #6, #7, & #8, please…
#4 ~ “akuma” ~ devil
#5 ~ “jyaakuna” ~ evil
#6 ~ “kyoukai” ~ boundary
#7 ~ “tsuyoi” ~ strong
#8 ~ “yowai” ~ weak
(If needed:
Please make a note)
3.
What DID people
believe happened on the night of October 31st….
(Karera wa, shisha
to seija no kyōkai ga yowamaru to shinjiteita.)
#1 ~ They believed…
*They believed that the boundary
between the dead and the living got weaker
*They believed that
the boundary between the dead and the living became weak
*They believed that the boundary
between the dead and the living was weaker
Alright and since the boundary was weaker…
Like during Obon…
4.
What HAPPENED?
(Sono yoru, senzo ya
kaibutsu,
soshite akuryou no rei ga kono sekai ni
modotte koreta)
*Ancestors,
monsters and evil spirits could come back that night
*That night ancestors,
monsters and evil spirits could come back
*That night ancestors, monsters and evil spirits could
come back to this world
*That night ancestors, monsters and evil spirits could
come back to this world
(35 ~ 37 -minute mark)
Sounds good ...and so....
5.
What DID families do on October 31st?
(Kazoku wa ie ni kaete kita senzo no tamashi o kangei shimashita.)
*Families
welcomed the sprits back home
*Families
welcomed the spirits of their ancestors back home
*Families welcomed the spirits of
their returning ancestors back home
*Families welcomed their ancestor's
spirits
*Families welcomed the spirits of
their ancestors who had come back home
Alright …and…
How about inside the house...
6.
What DID they do?
(Karera wa shokutaku
ni seki o youi shi,)
*They set seats for them at the
dinner table,
*They set a
seat for them at the dinner table,
*They set
places for them at the dinner table,
*They prepared
seats for them at the dining room table
Ok ….and…
Like putting food in front of the butsudan
for ancestors…
7. What DID they do?
(Karera no tame ni ie no naka ni tabemono o nokoshimashita.)
*They left food inside the house for
them
*They left
food for them in the house
*They put food inside the house for
them
*They put food for them inside the house
Alright and…
1 more thing…
8. What DID they do?
(Karera keii wo arawashi, karera no omoide o taisetsu ni shita.)
*They showed respect and
cherished the memories of them
*They showed respect
and honored their memory
*They showed respect
and celebrated their memory
*They respected their ancestors and cherished their memories
*They showed respect and cherished their memories
Like
during Obon,
9.
What WAS 1 problem that they had?
(Kaette kuru subete
no rei ga yūkō teki de wa nakatta.
ikutsu ka wa jaaku deshita.)
*Not all returning spirits were
friendly and some were evil
*Not all
of the returning spirits were friendly and some were evil
*Not all
spirits that came back were friendly and some were evil
*Some
spirits that came back were not friendly and some were evil
(If needed:
Please make a note)
OK and...
If we take a look....
When evil spirits came back…
10.What kind
of bad things DID they do?
#2 ~ Karera wa sakumotsu to kizutsukemashita
#3 ~ Karera wa hitobito ni itazura o shimashita)
#1 ~ They hurt people
#2 ~ They damaged crops
They damaged harvests
#3 ~ They tricked people
They played tricks on people
They teased people
(If needed:
Please make a note)
Sounds good now…
Another quick vocabulary check….
11.#1, #2, & #3, please…
#1 ~ "shuupatsu suru" ~ leave
#2 ~ "hote oku"
~ leave ~ left
#3 ~ "karera wo hote oku" ~ leave them alone
(If needed: Please make a note)
Alright now…
To keep the ONI outside and good luck
inside...
12.What DID the people believe?
#1 ~ They believed that….
*If they put
food, fruits and treats outside their doors
the
monsters would leave them alone
the
monsters would leave
*If they put food, fruits and snacks outside their doors
the
monsters would leave them alone
*Monsters would leave them alone if they put food, fruits
or snacks outside the door
And…
Since people were scared of being caught by evil ghosts or monsters…
When they went outside…
13.What DID they wear and WHY?
(Karera wa,
kaibutsu ya akuryō kara mi o kakusu tame ni kasō o shita.)
*They wore costumes to hide from monsters
*They wore costumes to hide from monsters
*They put on costumes to hide themselves from monsters and bad
spirits
*They put on costumes to hide themselves from monsters and evil
spirits
*They wore costumes to hide themselves and look like oni
*They put on costumes to hide monsters and evil spirits
