穏やかな一日。

週末は少しづつ大掃除。

買い物中、店内で杉の木を焼いたような煙の香りが…

どなたか庭の大掃除で焚火でもしたのかな？

一年の汚れを落として、新たな気持ちで新年を迎えるために、

そして、神様をお迎えするために。

In the passed weekend we have started our general cleaning to “招くmaneku – invite)” the new year.
As cleaning I caught a smell of smoke.
Someone might make fire with leaves gathered in their garden.
In this season we are cleansing the dirt of this year to welcome the new year with pure heart.

“Maneki-neko” is a popular figurine in Japan as “lucky-cat” inviting happiness or wealth. “Maneki” means  inviting and “Neko” means cat in Japanese.