- Moon-Viewing つき

つ き み

Tsukimi, or moon viewing,/ is a festival in Japan.// It was inspired

ながに ほ んまつちゅうごく

ちゅうしゅう せ つ

月見または月を眺めることは/ 日本の祭りである// それは中国 の 中 秋 節
えいきょううはじへいあん じ だ いby the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival/ during the Heian era.// Theから影響 を受けて始まった/ 平安時代に//princes and princesses of Japan would make offerings to the moon,/ go out

日本の皇子や皇女が月に供え物をしたり/

in boats/ to see its reflection in the water,/ and compose poems./

船に乗って/ 水面に映る月を見たり、/ 歌を創ったりした。//おうじょ

つきそな

もののすいめんうつがつみさいしょ

つ き み

ねん

いち に ちに ほ ん

ふねAt first,/ moon-viewing was only done on one day a year,/ but it

うたおこな

いまに んき最初、/ 月見は年に1 日しか 行 われなかったが / 今ではとても人気がある
ひとびと

つ き み

うたげひら

すうにちつづis now so popular/ that people will hold moon-viewing parties/ several

ので / 人々は月見の 宴 を開く / 数日続けて//days in a row.// People will have a moon-viewing/ even when there is no

人々は月見をする / 月がない日でさえも//moon!// This is called Mugetsu (no moon) or Ugetsu (rain moon).//

これは無月（月がないこと）または雨月（雨の月）と呼ばれる//つき

ひむ げつよA good moon-viewing party must have a good view of the moon.//う げつつ きみうたげつきみ

良い月見の 宴 では、月がはっきり見えなくてはならない//
ちょうちん

かざかざIt will also feature lanterns,/ and be decorated with silver grass.//

また、提灯 を飾り / ススキを飾る//

Tsukimi-dango,/ or white rice dumplings, are offered to the moon.//

月見 団子/ つまり白い米の団子が月に供えられる//

They are stacked on a stand/ in the shape of a pyramid.// Naturally,

それらは台の上に積み上げられる / ピラミッド型に// 自然と、誰もが祈る/

everybody prays/ that the moon will protect and multiply the harvest.//

月が収穫 を守り、ふやしてくれることを//

Vocabulary and Phrases

つ き み

だ ん ご

だいつき

しゅうかくうえ

しろこめつあつき

そな

だれ

いのまも

Total Number of words usedview

眺めるseveral days

数日

festival

祭り、宴lantern提灯

inspire影響を与えるdecorate

飾る

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prince皇子

silver grass

ススキ：

princess

皇女

dumpling

団子、まんじゅうoffering

供え物、与えること

pray

祈る

reflection

映ること、反映

protect

守る：compose

作詞、作曲をする

multiply（倍々で）ふやすYour BEST TIME

popular

人気があるharvest

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Tsukimi, or _______ _______, is a festival in Japan. It was inspired by【Q&A / A&Q】

Question 1: What do people do to celebrate Tsukimi?

the __________ Mid-Autumn Festival during the Heian era. The princes andprincesses of Japan would make ______________ to the moon, go out in boats
Question 2: What is the name for moon-viewing when the moon is hidden?
to see its reflection in the water, and compose _______.
At first, moon-viewing was only done on _______ _______ a year, but
it is now so popular that people will hold _______-_______ parties several days

Question 3: If you could make a festival, what would it celebrate?

in a row. People will have a moon-viewing even when there is no _______!
This is called Mugetsu (no moon) or Ugetsu (rain moon).
Ask 1: 答えが「pyramid」である質問を英語で書いてください
A good moon-viewing party must have a good _______ of the moon.
It will also feature _______, and be decorated with ______________. Tsukimidango, or white rice ______________, are offered to the moon. They are

Ask 2: Harvest についての質問を英語で書いてください______________ on a stand in the shape of a pyramid. Naturally, everybody
prays that the moon will ______________ and ______________ the harvest.
Ask 3: 本文について知りたいことを英語で１つ書いてくださいSample Answer 1: Look at the moon, compose poems, offer cakes, decorate,and pray for the harvest.

Sample Answer 2: Mugetsu (no moon) or Ugetsu (rain moon)

Sample Answer 3: Cheese / Backflips / Sunflowers / The end of the world /etc…

Sample Question 1: In what shape are tsukimi dango stacked?

Sample Question 2: What does the harvest have to do with the moon?
Why is harvesting a season?
What would happen if we didn’t have harvest?
etc…
Sample Question 3: Why decorate with silvergrass for Tsukimi?
When did the Chinese begin to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival?
How many dumplings are needed to make a pyramid?
Etc…