yurayurateikokuさんの おぼえた日記 - 2024年8月12日(月)

Do you want to make them look like a Christmas tree?

Hi, Jenny.
Hello. Thank you for having me.
Come on in. I thought you might want to see the Japanese way of preparing for the New Year.
I’m looking forward to it.
Jenny, what do you think we’re going to do with these pine boughs.
Do you want to make them look like a Christmas tree?
In a sense yes. These are called Matuskazari or pine decorations. Can you guess why we use pine?
I don’t know. Why?
People believe that pine attracts good fortune for the New Year. It’s because pine remains green even in winter.

Do you want to make them look like a Christmas tree?
My sister told her hair stylist to make her look like a K-pop singer.
The snow makes today look like Christmas.
Those sun flowers make your photo look like a painting.

It’s because pine remains green even in winter.
The weather will remain cold all weekend.
Two minutes remain in the game.

Pine is really amazing!
Oh! Maybe that’s why we use pine for Christmas trees.