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Half Birthday
This expression is used to celebrate the fact that a baby has turned six months old. On this day, parents decorate their baby’s room, and celebrate with baby food, or take their baby’s hand and foot prints. It seems that six months is an important turning point for looking back on a baby’s development.
生後半年の
Seigo hantoshi no
has turned six months old
赤ちゃんを
akachan o/wo
(a) baby
祝う
iwau
to celebrate (the fact that）
ことです。
koto desu.
(this expression) is used
この日は
Kono hi wa/ha
on this day
部屋を
heya o/wo
(their baby’s) room
飾りつけ、
kazari tsuke,
(parents) decorate and
離乳食
rinyuushoku
baby food
で
de
with
祝ったり
iwattari
celebrate or
手形
tegata
(their baby’s) hand [prints]
と
to
and
足形を
ashigata o/wo
foot prints
とったりします。
tottari shimasu.
take
6ヵ月は
Ro/6 kkagetsu wa/ha
six months
成長を
seichou o/wo
(a baby’s) development
振り返る
furikaeru
looking back on
大事な
daijina
important
節目に
fushime ni
a(n) turning point (for)
なっている
natte iru
is
ようです。
you desu.
(it) seems (that)
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