Year+of+the+Horse

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= 2014 is the Year of the うま uma [ Horse ]. = = We made an うま uma New Year's Day postcard = = as our title page in our Japanese books. = = We made うま uma to take home. = まめ　まつり　mame matsuri. It is a time for getting rid of bad luck and inviting good luck in. We said: おにはそと　！ふくはうち　！ Oni wa soto! Fuku wa uchi! 'Bad luck go away, good luck please come and stay !' We chased an //oni// on the oval and threw rice at it to scare it away. Then we ate まめ mame [ roasted soybeans ] ... as many as our age, for good luck. We had lots of fun making our own oni mask ! || media type="file" key="Jan2014 011.MOV" width="300" height="300" || We thought //mame// tasted like popcorn. It was very crunchy. We enjoyed 'Japanese for our taste buds'...! ||
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