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しゃっくり [Hiccups]
Do you know about しゃっくり? しゃっくり means "hiccups."
In Japan, it's believed that you will die when you hiccup 100 times in a row.
It's believed that if you have the hiccups many times, it's a sign of possible illness.
日本ではしゃっくりを止める一般的な方法は、びっくりさせる、水を飲む、息を止める、などがある。[にほんではしゃっくりをとめるいっぱんてきなほうほうは、びっくりさせる、みずをのむ、いきをとめる、などがある。]
In Japan, common ways to stop the hiccups are to be surprised, to drink water, to hold your breath, and so on.
ツバメの巣 [ツバメのす Swallow's nest]
Do you know about ツバメの巣? ツバメの巣 means "swallow's nest."
In Japan, it's believed that houses where swallows come to build their nests will have good luck.
It's because swallows were considered very important to Japanese people. This is because swallows eat insects that are harmful to rice fields, and people thought that they would bring a good harvest.
日本に飛んで来る種類のツバメは、家や店の軒先に巣を作ることが多い。天敵のカラスから、身を守るためだと言われている。[にほんにとんでくるしゅるいのツバメは、いえやみせののきさきにすをつくることがおおい。てんてきのカラスから、みをまもるためだといわれている。]
The type of swallow that migrates to Japan usually makes its nest under the roofs of houses or stores. It's said that it's to protect themselves from crows which are their natural predators.

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