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Scaring little children
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     Local 'monsters' barge into inn rooms to scare
            'naughty' children straight  
          - Mainichi News (Jan 29, 2011) -
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A child scared by a "namahage" monster cries out at an inn in Oga, Akita Prefecture on Jan. 22. (Mainichi)OGA, Akita --
なまはげに驚き泣き叫ぶ子供=秋田県男鹿市の旅館「萬盛館」で2011年1月22日、坂本太郎撮影 

People dressed as a traditional local monster scared
naughty children and told them to listen to their
parents at an event held by the city tourism
association at a hot spring inn here on the night of
Jan. 22.

The costumes depicted the monster of the local
"namahage" tradition, where people dressed as the
monsters visit houses and admonish naughty
children.

Keeping with the tradition, the event was also meant
for parents struggling with children who constantly
fight each other, watch TV and won't study,
or otherwise cause child-rearing headaches.

Three families totaling 11 people participated in the
event.
Parents brought their children to the inn to stay the
night without telling them about the surprise to
come.
Suddenly, a namahage monster burst into the room,
growling and thrashing around.

"Will you listen to your father?" asked a namahage
monster of one child. Amidst sobs, and with all the
power the child could muster, came the response:
"Yes!"

The event is also designed to let families experience
the traditional namahage culture and to deepen
familial bonds by letting parents "protect" their
children from the monster.

The tourism association plans to hold the event
again on Jan. 29. They have called for participants
from all fields, including "areas that aren't visited by
the namahage."

雑記帳:なまはげが旅館に乱入…秋田・男鹿の子育てツアー

子供が兄弟ゲンカばかりしたり、テレビを見て勉強しない--。
子育てに悩む親のために22日夜、秋田県男鹿(おが)市の
温泉旅館で、市観光協会が子育てなまはげツアーを開催。
3家族11人が参加した。

 子供に事情を知らせずに宿泊。突然なまはげが部屋に乱入し、
うなり声を上げて荒々しく歩き回った。
泣きじゃくる子に「お父さんの言うことをちゃんと守るか」。
子供は懸命に「はい!」。

 伝統行事の体験と共に、親が子供を守る姿勢を見せて親子の
きずなを深めてもらうのが狙い。
同協会は29日も実施予定で「なまはげが来ない地域の人は
ぜひ」と参加を呼びかけている。【坂本太郎】



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While I know this comes from tradition
.........Doesn't anyone think
this is bad nowadays? It is so sad to see
mental brainwashing is
still tolerated.

The kids are misbehaving because the parents
do not show love to their
children by taking the time to explain kindly or
discipline them
Studies show that children always have a fear
of being abandoned from
their family....those that are misbehaving are
lacking the
attention of the parents and under stress.
Right?

Doug

  == Straight Talk ==

People who cannot teach use "fear" to
control.
Military, police .. those ones with weapons.
Also school teachers.

Last year, one of the namahage guys who are
in charge of teaching children was drunk and
attacked ladies in a public bath house.


人に何も教えられない人間が恐怖を利用する。
脅し、恐怖政治をするのは、軍隊、警察。
多くの先生や親も。

酔っぱらって、女湯に乗り込み女性たちに
襲いかかったなまはげもいる。
by fighter_eiji | 2011-01-29 08:48 | English
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