The flag parade (by Rifurei)

The memory of my lower grade of primary school.

It was in 1920(Taishou year 9) when I was the 2nd grade of primary school. It was the flag parade for the traffic safety campaign. Waving small paper flags of Hinomaru, we did the parade by singing 'traffic safety song'. [we walk left side of the road--- right side is very dangerous collide with something]

Traffic vehicles at that time were daihachiguruma[large two wheel luggage carriage], nibasha[luggage cart pulled by horse], jinrikisha[man-pulling cart], and three wheel bicycle for commercial use[bicycle carrying the luggage equipped a rack in the front with two wheels and one wheel in the back]. The bicycle for home use was only belonging to rich people.

The second flag parade was when I was the third grade of primary school?, at fifty years anniversary for the educational system(started on 1872)? The song we were singing was, [in the house no one who do not learn and in the village no children who do not learn. already 50years now past after the educational system started]. We were singing without knowing what this song actually means. But I remember very clearly the words of the song.

But now by recollecting to sing that song, very strong emotion hits my heart. Around that time, we children were all wearing short Japanese kimono: kongasuri(a dark blue kimono with pattern of splashes on) with their knee fully exposed and also wearing geta (Japanese wooden footgear) or zori(sandals made of straw and covered with cloth).

By thinking back for that time, my heart is filled with deep emotion.

Rifurei

Dear Refurei, My name is Fuboo. Sorry for the a bit late response.

I have had the some other memory of flag parade.
One is on September Taisho 15(1926) when I was first grade of primary school .At that time eagerly awaited Kusatu Electric railway ---total length 55.5kirometers from sinkaruizawa to kusatu onsenwas opened for use.
That flag parade was for that celebration.

Another one was on Showa 3(1928)third grade of primary school.
That one was [Showa Emperor coronation]!celebration .
We did the parade through the town waving small paper flag by singing the song for the celebration.

[by succeeding the three Sacred Treasures of the Imperial House / our Emperor to the Imperial throne/graciously today! coronation/
celebrate /celebrate /now celebrate.]

that was the song we sung .
Dont you remember this? Mr.reflee?

Fuboo

Dear Mr.Fuboo. Thank you very much for your comment.

My name is Reflee. I know your nice reputation for a long time before now. Thank you very much for your looking into my memory of my younger days and give me the polite response.

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Yes that was Kusatukeidentetsu. I remember that I myself , it was a very long time ago, walked in front of that station.

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Yes ,of course, I remember that. It was very big and splendid celebration. That was celebration through out night and day.
I was living near to the prefectural government office.,and as all the celebrate unit together come to the prefectural office. It was in a great bustle.

In my memory the word of the celebration song are as follows.

[the third year of Showa /,Autumn is far advanced,/chrysanthemum is fragrant/this nice day Emperor acceded to the throne/celebrate celebrate now celebrate/banzai banzai banbanzai/]

I remember this was the first number of the song.

Dear Mr.Fuboo, Thank you for your kind attention and I do hope for your happy future and good health. .

Refurei