Happy New Year | Mailing News vol.63

Published: Fri, 01/15/10

Aitas Japanese Language School
Monthly Newsletter: Issue #63
 
 
Akemashite Omedetou Gozaimasu! (Happy New Year !)
January 15, 2010

Traditional Japanese New Year's cuisineOsechi-ryouri)

Osechi-ryouri are a special set of New Year's dishes eaten on the first three days of the new year. There are some regional differences but Osechi contents are essentially fixed.

Japanese New Year's food


Each dish and ingredient has a special meaning.

For example,
Black been: work hard
Yellowtail: success
Lobster: Long healthy life
Fish Omelet: Smart
Tangle weed: Happiness

For more info, Wikipedia

 
 


 
J-Pop this month
 

今月(こんげつ)の曲(きょく)

FUNKY MONKEY BABYS - ヒーロー(Hero)

A great cheer-up song for Japanese salaryman.
"Dad(おとうさん), you are my Hero!!"

FUNKY MONKEY BABYS
 
2010 course schedule
 

<Winter>
-Jan 23rd - Mar 20th (Sat) (School holiday: Feb 13)
-Jan 28th - Apr 01st (Thu) (School holiday:n/a)
*Registration ended on Jan 13th.

<Spring>
-Apr 10th - Jun 5th (Sat) (School holiday: May 22nd)

<Summer>
-Jun 19th - Aug 7th (Sat) (School holiday: n/a)

<Fall>
-Sep 25th - Nov 20th (Sat) (School holiday: Oct 9th)

*We will arrange trial lessons and level-check sessions for the spring term in February & March. The schedule will be announced in the next e-mailing newsletter.

 

 
 
Until next time...
 

See you next month (*^▽^*)/~

ImageKyoko & Masa

 

 
AITAS COMIC
 

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Event Calendar
 

Jan 24th (Sun), 2010
O-shogatsu Family Festival (New Year's Celebration)
@JCCC, 6Garamond Court. Admission $7, 11am-5pm.
416-441-2345

Jan 28th (Thu), 2010
Movie Night: Vacation
Japanese with English subtitles @JCCC, 6Garamond Court. Admission $8, 7pm-.
>> For more info

Until Feb 25th, 2010
Origamic Architecture Exhibition
@ Japan Foundation Toronto. 131 Bloor St. W, 2nd floor
Admission Free
>> For more info

Feb 25th (Thu), 2010
Movie Night: Turtles are surprisingly fast swimmers
Japanese with English subtitles @JCCC, 6Garamond Court. Admission $8, 7pm-.
>> For more info

 
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