Living abroad, I have to remember lots of names of people and events that are written with alphabet. Japanese don't use alphabet very much, so it's hard for me.. The date of the 20th of November is named "Gammo," which means the birth anni…

The 1st of November was a notional holiday called "All Saints' Day." It is a Christian day to pray to the saints. And the night before the All Saints' Day is Halloween. I was invited to a home of a Christian of my friend and I had a feast.…

Today is a national holiday named "Tamahari" in Senegal. I heard that the day is the beginning of a new year in the Islamic calendar. The new year begins in September. In Japan, the dates of national holidays are already set at the beginni…

Today was a Muslim festivalis in Senegal, which is called "Tabaski". Its festival is the same meaning as "Sacrifice Festival." In Senegal, it is a national holiday. I heard that there is a story about the origin of the name "Sacrifice Fest…

It was a national holiday in Senegal yesterday. It was a Christian holiday called "The Assumption of Mary." A Christian friend of mine invited me to a celebration party, so I joined it. It turned out that in the party, people drank, ate po…