小値賀島のお祭りがスタート。Ojika's festival has started from yesterday.

こんにちは！
Hello

今日も明日も来週まで快晴だったらいいですね！
Today is wonderful weather again in Ojika island!

でも
However

台風19号が近づいてます。
A super typhoon No 19 will approach to Japan soon.

このままだと13日は暴風域に小値賀島もはいりそうですね！
With the situation as it is, Ojika island will be storm zone at 13th next week.

何もないことを願います。
I hope that it won't happen.

昨日から小値賀島のお祭りがスタート
Ojika's festival has started from yesterday.

初めて前方地区のお祭りを観に
I went to see the festival in Maegata area first time.

ブログで伝えたいから積極的に行動する。
I want to tell story about festival, that's why I take action positively.  

ブログ大変だけど始めてよかったな！
Sometime write blog is tough, but blog is something worthwhile for me now.

前方にある神島神社
This is shrine call Kojima shrine in Maegata area.

歴史は明日のブログで
I will write about history of shrine tomorrow.

神島神社の歴史はハンパない！

Amazing history and great place to see in Ojika island.

すごい雰囲気あるでしょ！

今日は
Today's story is

昨日の祭りを
Yesterday's festival story

午後2時祭りがスタート
Festival start from 2 PM.

地区の子供達もパレードの先頭に
There was a parade in festival.

Japan!

神様を神輿で地区の人が担いで運びます。
Local people who from Maegata area carried a portable shrine on their shoulders.

みんな元気に祭りを盛り上げます！
Everyone evoke a particularly mood!

神主さんも
Shinto priest

すると
Then

きゃーーーーーーー
Oh NO!

鬼やーー！
Red horned evil!

パレードには鼻高、鼻ぺちゃが

鼻ぺちゃさん！
Flat nose evil!

鼻高さん！
Long nose evil!

子供達にとっては鬼
Very scarｙ for kids.

泣いて強くなれと
Only the number of tears can strengthen.

長男も去年は泣かされました。
My son was cried last year.

今年は泣かないと言ってましたが来週どうなるか？
He said I don't cry this year, I can't wait to see how he will do next week.

長男は来週笛吹地区のお祭りで1年の成長を私は楽しみにしてます。

こうやって子供の成長も感じることができるんですね！
In this way, I am able to feel he grow up to be a man!

鬼もピースしますから
Say cheese 

みんなで記念撮影も
Nice evil!

こうやって子供を鬼にだっこしてもらったり、頭を撫でてもらうと、一年間病気をしないで元気で過ごせると言う伝えが地方では多いです！
Pick kids up, to pat kids on the head what red evils are doing while parade, tradition legend has it that no sick and happy life when red evil did for kid.

歴史と文化をこれからも伝えていくことが大切ですね！
We need keep this history and culture of festival to next generation.

夜は前方地区のお家に夕食にお呼ばれ
After parade, people who from Maegata area invited us his house for great dinner.

子供もいっぱい
A lot of kids 

みんなで食べるご馳走は最高ばい！
When we ate great food together, it was a lot of fun and great time with family.

子供が走り、親も走り、子供が泣き、親が怒り、子供が食べ、親が飲み、子供が寝て、親が笑う
Kid were running, parents were running, kids was crying, parents were screaming, kids were eating, parents were drinking, kids were sleeping, parents were smiling.

人生最高！
Life is great!

昨晩の月も赤かった！
Last night we saw a red moon again!

エンジョイアイランドライフ！
Enjoy island life!

Have a nice day!