Thursday, August 11, 2011

Hungry Ghost Festival

The Ghost Festival, also known as the Hungry Ghost Festival, is a traditional Chinese festival and holiday celebrated by Chinese. In Chinese tradition, the fifteenth day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar is called Ghost Day and the seventh month in general is regarded as the Ghost Month, in which ghosts and spirits, including those of the deceased ancestors, come out from the lower realm.  Activities during the month would include preparing ritualistic food offerings, burning incense, and burning joss paper(ghost paper money), a papier-mâché form of material items such as clothes, gold and other fine goods for the visiting spirits of the ancestors.

香港の「孟蘭節」、さまよえる死者を鎮魂。街中でお供えをしたり紙幣を燃やす光景が見られ、通りや空き地、公園もかがり火に照らされて独特の雰囲気に包まれています。中国ではこの時期に地獄の門が開き、亡霊が出てくるという古い言い伝えがあり、死者への供え物がささげられると聞きました。





Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Cats in my neighborhood

There are many cats in our neighborhood and people put out food for them everywhere on the streets.
近所の猫たち。





Saturday, August 6, 2011

For a change

For a change, I took Michael for a walk today!
気分転換に今日は私がマイケルを散歩に連れて行ったよ。


Friday, August 5, 2011

lucky dog

this dog gets special treatment from her owner at dog park...lucky dog! I am hot too you know. (Sally only dumps water on me...)
この犬はオーナーに扇子で扇いでもらってていいなぁ〜。私も暑いけどサリーは私に水をかけることしかしないんだよね。。。

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

lucky!

Michael dropped some of my dog food on the floor today and I got to "clean" it! Lucky lucky.
マイケルが私のエサを床に落としちゃったので、私が床を"キレイ"にしました! 
ラッキー!



Monday, August 1, 2011

My new futon!

Sally made new futon-cushion cover for me! It is cotton material like towel, feels nice.
新しく布団カバーを作ってもらったよ!タオル地で気もち良い。