我が家の初詣は片瀬の諏訪神社に行くことにしている。三が日は混むので今年は7日に行ってきた。
Our family’s Hatsumode (first shrine visit of the New Year) is to Suwa Shrine in Katase. This year we went on the 7th because it is crowded on the fiert three days of January.
こなつも一緒に行ったのだけど境内には入れないので､､､
Konatsu went with us, but she was not allowed to enter the shrine grounds, so…
一緒に歩けるのはこの辺りまで
we can only walk around here together.
犬の像の所でお留守番する？
Can you stay at the dog statue?
こんな小さな神社だけど1300年もの歴史があるらしい。
This is a small shrine, but it has a history of 1,300 years.
輪くぐりをして、心身を清め息災を祓いましょう。ということで説明書きに従って、左回り、右回りを繰り返しているところ。
Let’s go through the hoop to purify our body and soul and purify our health. So we are following the instructions and repeating the left turn and right turn.
神社に来るとどうしてもおみくじを買いたくなるんです。
When I come to a shrine, I really want to draw an omikuji. (Omikuji is a fortune slip.)
結果は中吉。まあまあ悪くないでしょ。無事に初詣も済ませて帰宅。
There are seven levels of fortune telling, from great blessing to great curse, and I was the third from the top, middle blessing. Not so bad. We finished our Hatsumode without incident and returned home.
この日は七草粥の日でした。これも欠かせない年中行事だから毎年食べている。
It was the day of the seven herbs porridge. By eating the porridge on 7th, we believe that we can get rid of bad luck, and the custom has been passed down from generation to generation.