人口約650人の村で一足早い成人式　4人の門出祝う(2023年1月2日)

Early adulthood ceremony in a village with a population of about 650 people Celebrating the new beginning of 4 people (2022/01/02)

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山梨県の小菅村では年末年始の帰省に合わせて一足早く成人式が行われました。　
In Kosuge Village, Yamanashi Prefecture, the coming-of-age ceremony is held earlier than usual to coincide with the year-end and New Year's holidays.
人口およそ650人の小菅村では、進学や就職で若者の多くが村を離れるため、年末年始の帰省シーズンに合わせて、毎年1月2日に成人式を行っています。　
Kosuge Village, with a population of about 650 people, because many young people leave the village for higher education or work, the Coming of Age Ceremony is held on January 2 every year, coinciding with the New Year holiday.
先ほど行われた式典には4人の新成人が晴れ着姿などで出席しました。
At the ceremony just held earlier, 4 new adults attended in their best clothes.
舩木直美村長が祝辞を述べて新たな門出を祝いました。　
Village Mayor Naomi Funaki congratulated the new start with a speech. 　
「戻ってきて人の温かさを感じる会でした。まだまだ若いので、いっぱい遊んで楽しく過ごしたい」
“It was a meeting where I felt the warmth of humanity at home. I'm still young, so I want to play a lot and have a good time."
「私たちのためにこういう盛大な式を開いてくれて、すごいうれしいです」　
"I'm so glad they organized such a big ceremony for us."
新成人たちは、恩師らと思い出話に花を咲かせ、記念撮影をするなどして久しぶりの再会を喜びました。
Young adults reminisce about old teachers, take commemorative photos, and happily reunite after so many years apart.

山梨県の小菅村では年末年始の帰省に合わせて一足早く成人式が行われました。　

県

Territory (pre-taika: under the yamato court; heian: under a provincial governor, etc.); countryside

式

Equation, formula, expression; ceremony; style; enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)

成人

Adult; to grow up, to mature; to come of age

合わせ

Joint together, opposite, facing

村

Village

早く

Early, soon; quickly, swiftly, rapidly, fast

一足

Step; short distance, short time

帰省

Homecoming, returning home

山梨

Wild nashi (pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia), wild japanese pear

年末年始

New Year's holiday, period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
人口およそ650人の小菅村では、進学や就職で若者の多くが村を離れるため、年末年始の帰省シーズンに合わせて、毎年1月2日に成人式を行っています。　

人口

Population; common talk

日

Day, days; sun, sunshine, sunlight; case (esp. unfortunate), event

式

Equation, formula, expression; ceremony; style; enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)

就職

Finding employment, getting a job

進学

Entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university

成人

Adult; to grow up, to mature; to come of age

月

Monday

離れる

To be separated, to be apart, to be distant; to leave, to go away; to leave (a job, etc.), to quit, to give up; to lose connection with, to drift away from

シーズン

Season (fruits and vegetables, sporting, holidays)

人

Person

合わせ

Joint together, opposite, facing

毎年

Every year, yearly, annually

村

Village

若者

Young man, young woman, young people, youth, youngsters

多く

Many, much, largely, abundantly, mostly

帰省

Homecoming, returning home

年末年始

New Year's holiday, period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
先ほど行われた式典には4人の新成人が晴れ着姿などで出席しました。

出席

Attendance, presence, appearance; to attend, to be present, to appear

姿

Figure, form, shape; appearance, dress, guise; state, condition, picture, image; form (of a waka); dressed in ..., wearing ..

成人

Adult; to grow up, to mature; to come of age

人

Person

新

New, neo-; gregorian calendar; xin (dynasty of china)

先

Former, previous, old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.), opening move

式典

Ceremony, rites

晴れ着

Sunday best (clothes)
舩木直美村長が祝辞を述べて新たな門出を祝いました。　

新た

New, fresh, novel

祝い

Congratulation, congratulations, celebration, festival, congratulatory gift

祝辞

Congratulatory address

村長

Village headman, village mayor

門出

Leaving one''s own house (e.g. when going to war), departure, setting out; starting a new life, starting life anew
「戻ってきて人の温かさを感じる会でした。まだまだ若いので、いっぱい遊んで楽しく過ごしたい」

会

Meeting, assembly, party; association, club

感じる

To feel, to sense, to experience

人

Person

若い

Young, youthful; immature, green; low (number), small
「私たちのためにこういう盛大な式を開いてくれて、すごいうれしいです」　

式

Equation, formula, expression; ceremony; style; enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)

盛大

Grand, prosperous, magnificent

私

I, me
新成人たちは、恩師らと思い出話に花を咲かせ、記念撮影をするなどして久しぶりの再会を喜びました。

久しぶり

A long time (since the last time), it''s been a while (since i last saw, mailed, etc., you)

喜び

Joy, delight, rapture, pleasure, gratification, rejoicing, congratulations, felicitations

思い出

Memories, recollections, reminiscence

記念

Commemoration, celebration, honoring the memory of something, turning something into a memento, memory

成人

Adult; to grow up, to mature; to come of age

撮影

Photography (still or motion), photographing, filming, shooting, (video) recording

新

New, neo-; gregorian calendar; xin (dynasty of china)

再会

Another meeting, meeting again, reunion

花

Flower, blossom, bloom, petal; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; japanese playing cards; (the) best

話

Counter for stories, episodes of tv series, etc

恩師

teacher, one's former teacher

人口約650人の村で一足早い成人式 4人の門出祝う(2023年1月2日)

人口約650人の村で一足早い成人式　4人の門出祝う(2023年1月2日)