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2024年8月12日
Eels
Eels are often mentioned in rakugo stories. Eel is often eaten in summer because it is considered to recover from fatigue caused by heat waves. It is particularly eaten on “the day of ox in summer” called “Doyo no ushi no hi.” This year, there were two such days, July 24 and August 5. There is a popular belief that this commercial was invented by Gennai Hiraga, a scholar of the Edo period, for the benefit of eel restaurants. In the West, they have similar days called Dog Days, which is associated with the Dog Star or Sirius. In the northern hemisphere, Sirius rises almost simultaneously with the sun in July and August, which ancient people thought will increase the heat.
2024年8月12日
Paris Olympics
The Paris Olympic games are over. It was easy to get confused with “Paralympics.” Paralympics started with the Rome Olympics in 1960, but it was not called Paralympics then. It was called “Paraplegic Olympics (Olympics for the paralyzed).” The word Paralympics was used for the first time when the Tokyo Olympics were held in 1964, but it was in 1985 that the name was officially started to be used. The Paris Paralympics will begin on Aug 28.
Books about English Rakugo
by Kanariya Eiraku
Eiraku's 100 English Rakugo Scripts Vol. 2
鹿鳴家英楽による英語落語百席の第2巻。第1巻と同様、35席を収録しているが、オマケとして艶噺を6席掲載している。数年後に第3巻を出版し、計100席を収録する予定。
Eiraku's 100 English Rakugo Scripts Vol. 1
鹿鳴家英楽による英語落語百席の第1巻で、滑稽話、人情噺など、併せて35席を収録している。今後、第2,3巻を順次出版し、全3巻で100席を収録する予定。
Talking about Rakugo 2
現在の落語家に焦点を当てながら、落語家の世界を解説しています。また、桂福龍、桂歌蔵、ステファン・ファランデス、鹿鳴家幸楽、鹿鳴家彩紋、鹿鳴家うさぎ、へのインタビュー、及び、英語落語の台本8本を掲載しています。
Talking about Rakugo 1
昔の落語家に焦点を当てながら、落語の歴史を包括的に解説しています。また、桂三輝、三遊亭好青年、立川志の春、柳家東三楼、鹿鳴家英楽、鹿鳴家英志、鹿鳴家一輪、へのインタビュー、及び、英語落語の台本16本を掲載しています。