Coming of-age Day in Snow

It was national holiday today.

The second Monday of January is "Seijin no hi" (Coming-of-age Day) in Japan.

People celebrate this day to welcome the young men and women, who have turned or will turn the age of 20 during the current year, as new members of society!! Ceremonies are held in every city, town and village. The people who have reached the age of twenty get the right to vote and also allowed to smoke and drink, 　 even though some people practice them in advance just like young people in every other countries.

However it snowed a lot in Tokyo. I feel sorry for the ladies in Kimono.

And I felt sorry for myself because I had to work today for all employee meeting for 2013, and had to come home with a suitcase in snow.

今日は東京でも雪。

雪の中、晴れ着姿で成人式へ向かうのも本当にかわいそうですが、その分忘れられない成人式になったことでしょうね(^^;)

ちなみに私も、全社会議のため仕事へ。

スーツケースを持って会議へ向かったものの、帰りはご覧のとおり大雪。

重いスーツケースを引っ張りながら、傘も飛んでいきそうな強風の中、なんとか帰宅しました（泣）