You may have remembered when I posted last New Years. My fantastic Mother-In-Law Heather was visiting. Brad had broken ribs and Alessandra was sick. So, Heather, Olivia and I headed off to the shrine to celebrate, Okinawan style.
This year, our family Aiello headed off to the same shrine (Futenma) for a visit to celebrate the new year. Here are the girls on the walking overpass of the street the shrine is on (you can see the shrine in the background).
Olivia, happy... Alessandra... not so sure.
Ceremonial washing of the hands.
The girls with daddy in front of Futenma Shrine
One of the best parts of the New Year's celebrations is that you pick up your fortune for the year. It is somewhat reminiscent of a fortune cookie (without the cookie) and the English version is a tad bit more entertaining. I love things lost in translation...
This is one of the many places you can tie your "fortune" on - to give it to the spirits.
Brad tying his on the fence
And of course... (as Ron would say) "Fair Food" Nothing better than a GIANT corn dog.
Or french fries (after chicken yakitori...)
Happy New Year!
4 comments:
Hooray!!! Blog entries! It was great to see you guys...
So, I love french fries, the ultimate finger food, that come with toothpicks!!! I cracked up!
Hey, what is the story on your main photo in the sand at the top of the page?
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Saw your quote section. I only follow a few people on twitter (one friend, a couple of authors, and a couple of others), but one I like:
http://twitter.com/quotegarden
also: http://twitter.com/shitmydadsays
Hi Mary! Yes, french fries are always good... really. The sand family "picture" is by Olivia. One day we went to the beach and she spent a lot of time working on it. My photo didn't really do it justice, but I thought it would be nice to change the blog around a bit... :)
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