Book Review

    I like Haji Ali the most of the characters in this book. He was a village leader who was always thinking about the people in the village. I have his favorite word. It's "Long after all those rams are dead and eaten this school will still stand. Haji Mehdi has food today. Now our children have education forever." He considers children's education to be more important than precious rams in the village. He invests in the future rather than immediate profits. It's for children studying in a poor environment. Although, it may be prejudice, people in poor countries are often the best to live and education to be postponed. In addition, people in that country work chidren. However, he probably had foresight in such an environment. Therefore, I think he's very smart.

Holidays

   

    I will introduce "Marine Day." I felt summer vacation in childhood when "Marine Day" came. It is almost summer vacation from the day. I thought that I could take a rest for a long time. Therefore I really liked the day. Initially, it was the name of "Marine Memorial Day." The Meiji  Emperor crossed a sea by a steamship and returned to Yokohama port on July 20 in 1876.  At the time, people felt anxiety about sailing on ships. However, The Meiji Emperor showed the safety to the people by sailing. Thereafter, marine transportation and the use to a sea voyage suddenly increased. It was the trigger which become a maritime nation Japan. In 1941, Communications Minister did July 20 with  "Marine Memorial Day." But It wasn't the national holidays and was celebrated among the people who engaged in the work of the sea as a memorial day. However,  the day changed by their activity on "Marine Day" of the national holiday in 1996. It is a reason with the historic significance that made an origin to The Meiji Emperor. Its purpose is "grateful for the bounty of the sea, celebrating the prosperity of the maritime nation Japan." However "Happy Monday" system in 2003, the day has become the third Monday of July. The system ignored an origin and the meaning of the day. Therefore it is not sometimes July 20 on the day. Although the Abe LDP government decided to fix the day on original July 20 in 2014, it has not changed yet.

    My great-grandfather and grandfather were fishermen. They had died ago I was born, but I was made to hear their story from father. Furthermore, a hobby of father and me is fishing. So  I have those effects, and I want to get fish-related work. I knew the original meaning of "Marine Day" recently. A meaning of my "Marine Day" changed then.