THE KITE BATTLES

I’ll never forget my visit to the japans city of Hamamatsu . I disicled to go ar the begening. OF May cohen the load people have their kith festival. Би Япон улсын Hamamatse хотоор аялсанаа хэзээч мартахгүй. Би 3-р сарын эхэнд болдог цааасан шувуу хөөргөж оролцохоор шийдсэн байлаа.
Every year. Between 3 rd and 5 the May, local people. Hy colourful kites to bring their children good health strength and corage.
Æèë áîëãîí 3-ð ñàðûí 3-5 íû õîîðîíä õ¿ì¿¿ñ ºí㺠ºíãèéí íèñäýã öààñàí øóâóó õèéæ , òýíä îðîëöäîã õ¿¿õä¿¿ä íü ýð¿¿ë, ìàø çîðèãòîé õ¿÷òýé áàéäàã áàéíà.


On the way there I read a little about the history at the Hamamatsu Kite festival. Apparently, it all stared about 430 years ago, when the lord of the region senta huge in into the sky with his children s name on it
Òýíä çàì äýýð Hamamatsu-ãèéí öààñàí øóâóó õººðãºõ áàÿðûí òóõàé ò¿¿õèéã óíøèæ æîîõîí ÷ ãýñýí ìýäýæ àâñàí. Òýíä áè÷ñýíýýð áîë ýíý ìóæèéí çàõèðàã÷ íü àíõ 430 æèëèéí ºìíº ìàø òîì öààñàí øóâóóí äýýð õ¿¿õä¿¿äèéíõýý íýðèéã áè÷ñýíýýð ò¿¿õ ýõýëñýí áîëîëòîé.

When I arrived there, a few days before the beginning of the begging of the festival I was amazed at the preparations involved
Áàÿð àëü õýäèéí ýõýëñýí áàéõàä áè èð÷èõñýí áàéñàí. Áè ººðèéí óõààíã¿é ò¿¿íä äàòàãäàí îðæ ìàø èõ ãàéõàæ áèøýð÷ áàéñàí.

some wer making enormous kites while other were busy decorating bright ly cloiured floats
Çàðèì õ¿ì¿¿ñ ¿ëýìæ òîì öààñàí øóâóó õèéñýí áàéõàä çàðèì íü çàé îëäîõã¿é áèò¿¿ ãýðýëòýé ºíã¿¿äýýð ÷èìýãëýñýí áàéëàà.

Everywhere I went I could smell cakes and sweets cooking ready for the big festival .I couldn’t wait to try them !
Áè èõëýõèéã íü òýñæ ÿäàí õ¿ëýýæ áàéëàà.

On the first day of the festival the sky was filled with huge clourful kities
Áàÿðûí ýõíèé ºäºð èõëýëýý. Òýíãýðò ìàø îëîí òîì òîì öààñàí øóâóóä õººðñºí áàéëàà.
I was so exciting that I couldn’t take my eyes of the sky
Áè í¿äýíäýý÷ èòãýæ ÷àäàõ¿é ãàéõàæ áàéëàà.
The aim of the battle Explained an old man is not to win a prize but for the teams to show off their skills by knocking the other team skites out of the sky
Òóëààí÷ áîëæ áàéíà äàà ãýæ íýã õºãøèí õ¿í õýëëýý. Ýíý òýìöýýíä ÿëàã÷ ãýæ ¿ã¿é õàðèí òýíãýðò àëü áàã íü èë¿¿ èõ óð ÷àäâàðòàé óäèðäàæ öààñàí øóâóóãàà õººðãºõºäë ãîë ó÷èð íü áàéãàà ãýâ.
He also told me that each team was flying a kite for a family who had resently had their first child.
̺í øèíý õ¿¿õýä òºðºõºä ò¿¿íä çîðèóëæ öààñàí øóâóó õººðãºäºã çàíøèëòàé ãýæ òàéëáàðëàëàà.
I noticed that every team had different costumes which wre embroide3re with elaborate designs to match the omes on their kities They wore scarves around their heads and they had to wear gloves to protect their hands from the kites strings
The kites teams rarely men but hundreds of women and children had come to watch the event
The atmosphere was fantastic and all around me people kept waving flags banging drums playing trumpets and blowing whitles At the same time the teams were furiously tugging their opponents kites to the ground I couldn’t help admiring them for putting on such a stunning show On the last evening of the festival I really enjoyed walking around the city centre and watching the floats People had put an incredible amount of work into making them an d they were really beautiful

Öààñàí øóâóóí äýýð ç¿¿ îðîîæ õàòãàìàë õàòãàñàí áàéãààã áè ìàø àíõààðàëòàéãààð õàðæ áàéñàí. Öààñàí øóâóóã õººðãºæ áàéãàà õ¿ì¿¿ñ ãàðòàà áýýëèé ºìñºí óÿààíààñ áàðüæ áàéëàà. Òýäãýýðèéã õººðãºæ áàéãàà õ¿ì¿¿ñèéí èõýíõ íü ýðýãòýé áàéñàí áîëîâ ÷ ýìýãòýé÷¿¿ä, õ¿¿õä¿¿ä ìàø îëíîîðîî öóãëàðñàí áàéëàà. Õ¿ì¿¿ñèéí ñýòãýë õºäëºë áîëîí ø¿¿ãýëäýõ ÷èìýý, áºìáºð áºìáºðäºõ ÷èìýý, èðãýí òîéðîíä á¿õ õ¿ì¿¿ñ òóã òàðöàã, áàðüæ ÿâàõ íü óóð àìüñãàëûã óëàì ãàéõàìøèãòàé áîëãîæ áàéëàà. ßã òýð ¿åä òýìöýýíä îðæ áàéãàà áàãóóäûí òýìöýë óëàì ºðíºæ ýõýëæ áàéëàà. Áàÿðûí õàìãèéí ñ¿¿ëèéí ºäºð áîëîõîä áè õîòûí òºâ ãóäàìæààð òóã òàðöàã õàðàí àëõàæ ÿâëàà. Õ¿í áîëãîíû öàðàéä èíýýìñýãëýë òîäîð÷ ¿çýñãýëýíòýé õàðàãäàæ áàéëàà.
It made me feel sad to think that I would leave for Tokyo the next day but I knew that the memories of the kite festival would stay with me forever
Ìàðãààø ºäºð íü áè Òîêèî õîòîîñ ÿâàõ áîëñîí ÷ òýíä áîëñîí öààñàí øóâóó õººðãºõ áàÿðûí äóðñàìæûã õýçýý÷ ìàðòàõã¿é.