[YuriTokoro]

Koir, what do you think?

"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.
The Tamaya Company burned itself and the half of the town accidentally, and got extinguished in 1843. In those days, an accidental fire was a felony charge. Tamaya got asset forfeiture. The master of Tamaya, Ichibee, was banished.
As for Kagiya, they are still alive, and their master is the fifteenth-generation now.
Anyway. Besides, there are now quite a few fireworks manufacturers. So, few people shout “Kagiya” and “Tamaya” today.
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.