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I’ll introduce Japanese culture in easy Japanese.
Today’s Theme is “七五三の歴史《The history of Shichi-go-san》”.
This episode is JLPT-N3 level.

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☆Words☆
七五三（しちごさん）：Shichi-go-san is an annual Japanese festival to celebrate the growth of children. It takes place on or around November 15. The festival is for boys aged three and five, and girls aged three and seven. That’s why it is called shichi-go-san (seven-five-three).
お祝（いわ）い：celebration
成長（せいちょう）：growth
中旬（ちゅうじゅん）：middle of a month
江戸時代（えどじだい）：Edo period (1603-1868 CE)
剃（そ）る：shave
袴（はかま）：man's formal divided skirt
帯（おび）：belt (e.g. of a kimono)
千歳飴（ちとせあめ）：longevity candy, long red-and-white stick candy
On shichi-go-san, children eat long red-and-white stick candy, called chitose ame. Chitose means “one thousand years.” It symbolizes health and longevity.

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B：あ！【　わすれた ・　わすれていた　　　　】。



・わすれた
瞬間動詞（しゅんかんどうし）momentray verb 

”わすれた”は何かの記憶（きおく）をなくしたアクションのことです。
The English translation for "わすれた" in the context of a momentary action of losing memory or forgetting something is:
"I forgot." or "I have forgotten."


・わすれていた
”わすれていた”はわすれていた期間（きかん）があったという意味で、今は分かっているという意味です。
The English translation for "忘れていた" in the context of having a period of forgetting something in the past but now understanding or remembering it is:
"I had forgotten." or "I had forgotten about it."



わすれた。　　【今も分からない状況（じょうきょう）】
わすれていた。【今分かっている状況（じょうきょう）】








例）
A：”やさしい”の漢字をわすれた！教えて！
B：”優”だよ。
A：ああ、そうだったそうだった。わすれていたよ。


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