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    Aomori Nebuta " becomes a hot topic because it is similar to French

    Aomori Nebuta " becomes a hot topic because it is similar to French

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    The Nebuta slogan ``Rassera'' is currently being talked about as ``hanging nobles'' in French.

    Nepuko Tsugaru, a Vtuber who spreads the Tsugaru dialect, posted on August 28th, "Regarding the fact that the slogan of the Aomori Nebuta festival, ' Aomori Nebuta ,' has the meaning of 'hang aristocrats' in France," and released a comparison video. . As of September 5, it has received over 6,000 retweets and about 16,000 likes.

    Nepuko Tsugaru said, "There are various theories about the origin of 'Rassera,' and even Aomori residents don't know much about it. I myself was surprised when I heard that it was similar to French a few years ago. In this video, I tried to convey that kind of surprise to everyone."

    In response to the video, there were comments such as "Nebuta was more than I expected" and "It was beyond the level of soragami" (original mom), and the slogan "Rassera" appeared in the BGM of the anime movie "AKIRA". Some people pointed out that

    Tsugaru Nepuko said, "I posted this in conjunction with the Hirosaki Neputa 300th anniversary festival held this year, hoping that people from other prefectures would also know about Neputa and Nebuta. Many people will see this tweet and video. I've been thinking about the content for several years so that I can receive it, so I'm happy that the topic of the Nebuta Festival has spread."

    Makiko Kumano, a French language teacher at Hirosaki University, said, ``Ah! It can also be translated as "everything will be fine, everything will be fine". Because the intonation matches, you may hear it as 'Rassera'."

    According to Mr. Kumano, the phrase "les aristocrates on les pendra!" after "a sa ira sa ira" means "hang the aristocrats!" Explained. "'Ah, ça ira!' is one of the revolutionary songs that symbolize the French Revolution, and when I asked a French friend, he sang it in 1989, the 200th anniversary of the French Revolution." .

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