Fun of Good Old Japanese - 江戸・明治に学ぶ　楽しむ生き方

Pilgrimage with villagers (the latter half of Feb. to Apr., 1802) 、仲間といっしょに巡礼の旅（享和 2 年２月後半～４月） The latter half of February in the old lunar calendar, which was used util the Edo period (1603 ～ 1868), corresponds to around the latter half of March in the solar calendar. The sun became stronger, and agricultural work such as plowing began .   However, the work hadn't started in earnest yet, so it's still a season for leisure for them. This diary shows that not only townspeople but also farmers were enjoying spring.   Hyōemon, who wrote the diary , was busy with things like cracking down on gambling and collecting last year's taxes, including those from other villages. Nevertheless, he organized a pilgrimage to Naritasan Temple and the Three Eastern Shrines (Kashima Shrine, Katori Shrine, and Ikisu Shrine). He was a lively man with leadership. Plowing a rice field、田うない（田起こし） 旧暦の 2 月後半は新暦の 3 月後半頃（旧暦は、新暦＋ 1 か月ぐらい）。日差しが強くなり、 田うない（田起し）などの農作業が始まる時期だ 。 ただ、農作業は...

How to spend New Year (Jan. and the first half of Feb., 1802) 、正月の過ごし方（享和 2 年１～２月初旬） In 1802, Ezo Magistrate's Office was established in Hokkaido to strengthen security against Western ships especially Russia. Meanwhile, it was also a year of thrived economic power among common people and a rise in travel enthusiasm. A peaceful era continued inside Japan . 1802 年は、欧米の船に対する警備を強化するため蝦夷奉行が置かれた。一方で、十返舎一九の『東海道中膝栗毛』が発刊。庶民の経済力が高まり、旅行熱が高まった年でもある。 まだまだ平和な時代が続く 。   January The year began with New Year's greetings among villagers as usual. Then, they visited their temple and shrine. Behaviors on the New Year’s Day of some years are recorded just "as usual." in the diary. Btw, New Year's Day is described as sunny with a strong west wind. Weather was recorded every day.   From the next day, they made New Year's greetings to relatives and acquaintances both inside and outside the village . Amazingly, this continued until early February.   January is a...