ABC Monthly

                                                                                                                                                                                                  It's the last month of another school year!  Please check the calendar below, because there are a few holidays toward the end of the month. Idiom of the Month: "A breath of fresh air." - The start of a new school year will be breath of fresh air for many students entering into a new school.  This expression is...

  Here's the calendar for this month.  There are NO holidays this month.  Please be sure to check your lesson dates carefully! 今月のレッスンスケジュールです。１１日、２４日はそれぞれ祝日ですが、 レッスンがございます 。よくご確認ください。 This month we'll dive into the history of St. Valentine's Day in Japan. Like Christmas and Halloween, Valentine's Day is a celebration that has been adopted by Japanese people.  It started in 1935, when the chocolate company Moro zoff  started selling chocolates in heart shaped boxes; mainly targeting foreign nationals living in Japan at the time.  Valentine's Day didn't become popular with Japanese people until the 1970s.      The custom of women giving men either honmei-chocho or giri-choco is specific to Japan.  Although in recent years, the giving of giri-choco is fading. Do you give chocolates to people on Valentine's day?  Do you give yourself chocolate?  If you do, how much money do you spend on chocolates for others? 今月は、日本のバレンタインデーの歴史...