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Annual district sports festival ended successfully this year, too!

2017.06.19

Life in Fukui

On the last Sunday of May, the annual sports festival was held in my district.
It seems that each district holds the sports festival from mid-May to early June.
I used to participate in the festival every year when my children were in elementary school.
This year, it’s our turn for the head of our district residents came up again so I had to go,
and it’s been ages since I last participated.

 

“The jobs of the head of district about the sports festival”
・Holding a meeting with group leaders of district and making a list of participants
・Shopping for sweets, snacks and drinks which I distribute to the participants
・If it’s rainy that day, call the group leaders to postpone
・Setting up and pull down a tent
・Asking to the participants to take the field for each sport
・Distributing sweets and snacks to the participants (put in plastic bags in advance)

 

Without a doubt, the number of children has been declining and it was full of parents and children before but there was enough space in the tent this year.
Of course, the parents also declined, so I had to ask to take the field in a row.
I felt sorry to ask that but young parents accepted willingly, so I was grateful for that.

 

At lunchtime, they eat delicious-looking boxed meals that mothers made with family. Looking such a never changing scene, I thought that such thing keeps children mentally stable and strengthen family ties and I felt warm. (H.S)

 


The day was pleasant fine weather which was perfect for a sport festival

 


Familiar “Centipede race” , the cheering became louder

 


The team once stops to keep pace. The finish line is right before your eyes!