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Originally Posted by YuriTokoro
Hi.
Could you correct my English?
"Fireworks Display"
Every August 15 there is a fireworks display held close to where I live. I watched and enjoyed it again this year.
In the Edo era, people used to shout “Kagiya” and “Tamaya” while watching fireworks displays. Kagiya was the oldest fireworks maker in Japan, and Tamaya was the second. They would alternate their fireworks displays on the banks of a river. Kagiya was in the lower course of a river, and Tamaya was in the upper. People would shout the makers’ names in admiration.
Today, few people shout that because the Tamaya company was destroyed in a fire in 1843. Also, there are now quite a few fireworks manufacturers.
Regardless, small children enjoyed shouting "Kagiya" and "Tamaya" this year. Their parents may have told them to shout it when they watch fireworks. Their voices were very cute.
Thank you.
http://www.souke-kagiya.co.jp/ |
Fireworks are quite spectacular sights. I've seen a few in the past, and they never fail to amaze me with their colours and sounds. In the anime series I've watched, "Kagiya" was never spoken by the characters ("Tamaya" was spoken instead).
Minor revisions were done to shuffle sentence parts around to read more naturally. Some changes were also done to verb tenses to eliminate some confusion.
As for Tamaya, I did my revisions on the feeling that the 1843 fire put an end to the company due to massive damage to their stock and manufacturing ability. I hope that is a correct interpretation of the event.
Good work in the post, Yuri!
