Happy Golden Week!!!
Many of you do not know what Golden Week is,
Here is a link to a very well put together web-page about it.
But for those of you who don't want to read the whole page, it's basically a week of National Holidays all gathered in one week, so many of the people get 5 to 7 days off work. Among the other holidays, we celebrate Children's Day.
We went to the beach and got to see a traditional game from Japan. The kids smash a watermelon on the beach, but since it's kind of messy, recently they have upgraded to putting it on a tarp or in a plastic box. It's kind of like a pinata without the sugar.
Also, you know when kids day is coming up, because you see these carps flying off all the houses. They represent the Father, mother and then all the kids who live in the house. It makes the roads look so festive!
Also during this year's Golden Week, Calvary Chapel Ginowan took the opportunity to host a Worship Conference. We sent fliers out to mainland Japan and invited whoever would come. The event started Sunday night and ended Wednesday afternoon. We had workshops on singing and basics on guitars, along with focusing on the psalms, remembering that David was a Worship Leader.
It really was a blessed time, and even tho we where all running around, our spirits were refreshed. Thank you once again everyone who flew out from the Tokyo area.
Enjoy the short video of Hakugaijin, our local band who mixes japanese and english for a delighful musical experiance. :D
-The Spearmans
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