【4】プレゼンテーションの内容 I chose how Japanese spend the year end & new year. the year end events has already started in this season. Many companease will hold year end party, BONENKAI which litellary means "forget the year party". People eat & drink sake, Japanese alcohol, and make their relationships with other workers. On the end of the year, 12/31, people usually stay up until midnight. At the midnight, we say "OMEDETO!" means "a happy new year!" I usually stay up late & watch TV. On new years day, i eat OSECHI dishes. this is kind of boxed lunch & this is very colorful & beautiful. OSECHI includes herring roe, called kazunoko, I like herring roe. & auspicious food like KONBU seaweed, which means YOROKOBU in Japanese. I also eat ZOUNI, which includes MOCHI, rice cake. (ここで時間です、と声をかけられて終了。)
【5】質疑応答の内容 Q. Year end parties are held in company only? A. Some people hold it with their friends, but usually companies hold it. Q. Which TV program do you watch on year end? A. There are many famous TV programs on the end of the year. I usually watch 紅白歌合戦. On the kouhaku, many Japanese artists are gathered and sing their oun songs. & I also watch ゆく年くる年on NHK. This shows many temples in Japan & I can feel the end of the year & hear the sounds of 108temple bells. Q. Why do they ring temple bells for 108times? A. This is Buddhism thinking. There are 108 evil thinking, evil thoughts(?) & we believe that we can ward off thoese evil thinkings by ringing temple bell. (書き出してみても稚拙な文章ですが受験時はもっと文法や単数複数曖昧でした。)