Tusu Poro Onuman=kor, Korkay Nokaha Tusu=menoko Onuman Keme=an Okay. Nankatukur=ani Anakne Sumin Kun=ne,
Tusu poro Onuman=kor, korkay nokaha tusu=menoko Onuman keme=an okay. Nankatukur=ani anakne Sumin kun=ne, wa tan okkay poronno kor=enoka. Tan nankatukur rayosi {Cassir-kur} ne.
(Twilight has great magic, even so pictures of shamaness Twilight are rare. The artist's name is Sumin, and this [young] man draws a lot. This artist is Korean.) For all her magical prowess, Twilight or her family members as shamans or shamanesses are surprisingly hard to find, and he's pulling this off quite well.
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One reason I am glad ku=porokakko (college/university) is in this city. I very much look forward to going to at least one of these festivals since it isn't far from Hirosaki University. The only problem I would think of is that Tsagaan Sar takes place just before the Hachinobe Enburi, and may not be able to spend much time in it with my brother and his family. I can't wait to meet my 2 nephews again, and one of them is 4 months old, named Ishijiro/Batchuluu. 2 year old Ishizue/Suuriin Chuluu is doing very well despite the cold, and I really am glad Hakodate is quite easily accessible from here through the Seikan Tunnel since it means I could visit my brother's family on breaks (though these are rather sparse). I hope you guys are paying old debts and grudges buried for the old year. Apunno oka yan.
Kimun-kamuy sonno cikoykip kamuy ne.
(The bear is a very important animal.)
The bear totem is one of confidence, leadership and strength against adversity. It also has associations with the Great Mother, for several cultures (such as the Nivkh and Haida) considered the Bear Mother their ancestress. This sacred animal was of great importance to the Native Americans, but the bear was important to the spiritualities of the Ainu people (indigenous people of some Japanese and Russian islands) where the bear was recognised as a ‘kamui’, a god. In the Sami and Nivkh cultures the bear was also a sacred figure of their religions. The Greek Artemis, the Celtic Artio and similar deities such as Matunos and Andarta all had bear forms. And of course, we can see the bear in the stars as the constellations Ursa Major and Ursa Minor. The bear is one of my favourite animal totems at the moment. I designed this in the similar style to my previous raven and wolf tribal-style totems. Brush pen on 220gsm cartridge paper.
Almost 4 months have passed since this, but this could also be great for other livestock as well. Being able to use apps like this is always good when offline.
I'm glad someone brought these difficulties to light, because here in Mongolia can get similarly xenophobic. A few teachers and some students in my school years have made snide remarks about me working to overtake the academic scores upon finding out my hafu lineage. Luckily, since my mother's Japanese, me & my siblings got off fairly lightly. But upon coming into Japan, although we were stared at from time to time, we never really experienced racism within or corresponding discrimination. They knew that we weren't full blooded, but few problems came by even in Japanese only areas. Here's what my worst experience was for discrimination:
A girl I met back in grade 9 asked me out for dinner & a movie in Darkhad offered to hitch me a ride to my ger, & her dad came up the dark gravel road in a bright blue jeep, we got around to sharing more about our lives. When I shared that my mother was a shrine keeper's daughter, his mood lit up, until I revealed that she's Japanese. By then, a glint appeared in his left eye, & he revealed that he was part of Dayar Mongol, leaving me shivering under my hat. About midway to my home, he reached for my neck, & snarled at me in a chilling way in an already cold night. He warned me if I dare take his daughter as a permanent date, that he'll slit my stomach in cold blood. From then on, I rarely revealed my truth except with close friends & if I'm with the date girls often enough or are close enough.
By high school graduation, things more or less smoothed out even when I met who turned out nationalist since I looked enough the part to pass by without danger even in bars. Me & my brother took to the bars quite frequently before he moved to Japan.
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Before my classes start in about 15 minutes
I had a great Tsagaan Sar weekend this year, & had spent it with my brother's family. We had lots of buuz (steamed dumplings), ul boov (shoe sole cake) were great, & so were the berees (rice with raisins & a dollop of milk), tsagaa (rice with curds) & other festive dishes. Me & my brother still contacted our parents & sisters through the video conference, & they seem to have cleared their icicles off just fine. Their livestock have been healthy & not one among them has starved so far, always a good sign given the chance of zud (a bout of starvation among livestock from one of various causes). My brother's on a great part of his work as usual, & my nephews are rather robust & well this starting year. Bayartai, guys.