May 11 homework

Japanese culture

1.Bow: Japanese people bow when we meet someone. Bow mean I am not your enemy.
Japanese think most important part in our body is head, so every one bow.

2Entrance: In japan, Entrance held in April. Japanese people live on rice.
In april, Japanes prant rice, so we start term.

3Seiza (fold one's legs under oneself):Japanse people do seiza when we sit on the floor.
A long time ago, when we pray to Buddha we did Seiza.
Therefore we often do seiza when sit on the floor.

4Itadakimasu(Japanese people say this word before they eat somthing.)

This word means appreciation to all animate beings.

5Take off the shoes when we enter house.

Japanese people take off own their shoes, becouse it is clanese to do it.
To take off the shoes is wisdom from Budda.