NCE2(96} -- The dead return (Last)

 
Lesson 96
The dead return
亡靈返鄉

A Festival for the Dead is held once a year in Japan. This festival is a cheerful occasion, for on this day, the dead are said to return to their homes and they are welcomed by the living. As they are expected to be hungry after their long journey, food is laid out for them. Specially-made lanterns are hung outside each house to help the dead to find their way. All night long, people dance and sing. In the early morning, the food that had been laid out for the dead is thrown into a river or into the sea as it is considered unlucky for anyone living to eat it. In towns that are near the sea, the tiny lanterns which had been hung in the streets the night before, are placed into the water when the festival is over. Thousands of lanterns slowly drift out to sea guiding the dead on their return journey to the other world. This is a moving spectacle, for crowds of people stand on the shore watching the lanterns drifting away until they can be seen no more.

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回複YuGong的評論:
YuGong,

Thanks for the messages, I am very touching and appreciated.

After NCE2 , I’ll take a rest and relax for a while. Sometimes I thinkt that I’m a person who is working hard …:-)

However, I still have a book wants to read that is “Speak English Like a American.”

Thanks again,your greeting is accepted.:-)
Have a beautiful weekend !

[YuGong]

Tian,

Wow, You have finished reading three books of NCE!
Congradulations!

I am not asking for trouble, but wondering if you plan to read any things else. Have you heard that one reading a day keeps the doctor away? Maybe it is just a fantasy, but that's what I heard. :-)

Although not having a noble gift, I hope you would accept my simple greetings. Have a wonderful weekend.
:-)

YG