Our friend Zuzu Coco, a member of Kumamoto’s Hispanic community and possessor of a really cool name, informed us of an event to celebrate La Diada de Sant Jordi, or Saint George’s Day. He is the patron saint of the ancient Kingdom of Aragon and killed a dragon, certainly something for one’s resume. The Wikipedia entry is here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_George%27s_Day_(Spain)#Catalonia. From the article: “it is customary on 23 April for men give away roses to women, like the knight who addressed the princess. The women give the men a book, remembering the death and burial respectively of two great European literary personalities, Miguel de Cervantes and Shakespeare, and the Spanish notable literary personality, Inca Garcilaso.”
A drawing sponsored by the Kumamoto Flower Cooperative will give lucky winners flowers (to females) and books (to males). Application details are at the below link (Japanese) and on the attached flyer. Thank you, Zuzu Coco! (I just love typing that name.) - William