Winter Festival of Lights★

I would like to tell you about the content of Winter Festival of Lights. It is the Canada’s foremost and famous illumination festival. During this festival, Niagara Falls is illuminated with many beautiful colors and many spectacular fireworks in the sky. We can watch fastastic Niagara Falls which is frozen.

In addition, there are many type illuminations around Niagara Falls. In the Niagara Parks, we can see many displays. There are over 125 animated lighting displays and 3 million sparkling tree. Thus, The Walt Disney company cooperates with this festival, so there are many illuminated display of Disney!!! Around the park, you can see many beautiful illuminations on the tree and along the road. Some of them, there are animal illuminations. They are using 220,000 LDS tree lights.

Halloween★！

October 31 is Halloween!!! This festival is popular all over the world. I will tell you Halloween festival.

At first, why is called Halloween? November 1 is “All Saints' Day (Hallowmas)”. So, October 31 is the eve of that day＝All Hallow Eve. Then it is called Halloween. Originally, this festival is a religion behavior of Celtic about 2,000 years ago. People believed that people who died come to life in this day. In Japanese, this day is like “Obon”.

Speaking of Halloween, Dressing up, Trick or Treat, Pumpkin!!! First is dressing up. Ancient people believed that dead people come back to life. So they get children to dress up and intend to drive off them. Second is “Trick or Treat”. People prepared treat as an offering to calm down ghosts. However, children wanted to get treat. So they began to say this word as a trick. Last is pumpkin. People make Jack-o-Lantern. It is the lantern of pumpkin. This is also for driving off ghosts.

Now, Halloween party held all over the world. Children and adults enjoy this festival. In Japan, this is not custom, but it is celebrated in many theme parks.

My Favorite Movies★

Today, I would like to introduce my recommended movies to you. I do not often watch movies in the movie theater, but I watch them on DVDs and WOWOW. Some of these, I introduce my impression movies.

　　　At first, “National Treasure”. It is action movie. The hero: Ben searches the treasure of legend. This treasure is hidden by organization of Freemason. It was because that when the United of America founded, the UK would steal. He and his companied search the treasure, and the key of the place which the treasure is hidden found the declaration of independence. However, it was happened a split of companies. They fight finding treasure. Ben stole the declaration of independence ahead and found the place of treasure. However, he did not find the treasure, but found the next key of treasure place. One after another, he only found the key. Can he find the Nation Treasure? There are many action scenes in this movie. In addition, we can learn the history of America. Many famous places appeared. It is very interesting and exciting!!! This movies hero is Nicolas Cage. He is not young but very cool!!! His action scenes are very good!!! You should watch this movie★ Actually, there is the continuation of movie!! However, I have not watched it. I want to watch it!!!

Next, I want to introduce WANTED. This movie is now showing in movie theaters. This is also action movie. The main character: Wesley is ordinary worker in company. However, he is suddenly told that he is an heir of a group of assassin by Fox who is a member of that group. He could not make up his mind, but decided to be an assassin. There are many famous actors and actress such as James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman, Angelina Jolie. This story is advancing by this slogan: Kill one, save a thousand…. You should watch it!!