皇居の正月を彩る「春飾り」の準備作業が大詰め(2021年12月22日)

The preparation work for "Spring decoration" to decorate the New Year of the Royal Palace has been completed (2021/12/22)

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皇居では正月を彩る伝統的な寄せ植え盆栽「春飾り」の準備が大詰めを迎えています。　
At the Royal Palace, the preparation work for planting bonsai in the traditional style of "spring decoration" to decorate the Tet holiday is about to be completed.
「春飾り」は梅や松、福寿草など縁起物の草木をあしらった伝統的な盆栽で、毎年、正月に向けて皇居の宮殿や御所、宮邸などに飾られます。
"Spring decoration" is the decoration of traditional Bonsai trees with lucky plants such as plums, pine trees, and Fukujusou, every year, it is displayed in the palace, the palace, the palace of the palace on the occasion of the new year.
盆栽の制作は最終盤になっていて21日は、仕上げとなる苔の張り付けや、川に見立てた白い砂を敷く作業が公開されました。　
The production of bonsai is in the final stage, on the 21st, the mossy work and smooth white sand like a river have been revealed to everyone.
梅は古いもので樹齢150年を超え、三分咲きで正月を迎えるのが理想とされ、ビニールハウスに出し入れしながら開花時期を調整しています。　
The plum trees are old and more than 150 years old, ideally the new year will be celebrated with cherry blossoms, the blooming time will be adjusted by moving in or out of the greenhouse.
「春飾り」は来週30日までに各所に置かれますが、秋篠宮家は紀子さまの父親・川嶋龍彦さんが先月、亡くなり喪中であることから今回は飾られないということです。
"Spring Ornaments" will be placed in various places next week 30th, but Prince Fumihito's family will not appear because Princess Kiko's father, Atsushiko Kawashima, passed away last month and they are in mourning.

皇居では正月を彩る伝統的な寄せ植え盆栽「春飾り」の準備が大詰めを迎えています。　

迎え

Meeting, greeting, welcome

準備

Preparation, setup, arrangements, provision, reserve

伝統

Tradition, convention

飾り

Decoration

的

Mark, target

皇居

Imperial palace (of japan), imperial residence

春

Spring, springtime; new year; prime (of one''s life, etc.); adolescence, puberty; sexuality

彩る

To colour, to color, to paint, to make up

寄せ

Last moves (in go, shogi, or chess), endgame; gathering, collecting, coming together

正月

New year (esp. first three days); the first month of the year, january

大詰め

final scene, the end, finale

盆栽

bonsai, miniature potted plant
「春飾り」は梅や松、福寿草など縁起物の草木をあしらった伝統的な盆栽で、毎年、正月に向けて皇居の宮殿や御所、宮邸などに飾られます。

松

Pine tree (pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)

梅

Japanese apricot (prunus mume), chinese plum; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)

伝統

Tradition, convention

飾り

Decoration

的

Mark, target

宮殿

Palace

皇居

Imperial palace (of japan), imperial residence

春

Spring, springtime; new year; prime (of one''s life, etc.); adolescence, puberty; sexuality

毎年

Every year, yearly, annually

御所

Old imperial palace

草木

Plants, vegetation

向け

Intended for ..., oriented towards ..., aimed at ..

正月

New year (esp. first three days); the first month of the year, january

縁起物

talisman, lucky charm

盆栽

bonsai, miniature potted plant

福寿草

pheasant's eye (species of buttercup, Adonis ramosa)
盆栽の制作は最終盤になっていて21日は、仕上げとなる苔の張り付けや、川に見立てた白い砂を敷く作業が公開されました。　

砂

Sand, grit; gold dust, silver dust

日

Day, days; sun, sunshine, sunlight; case (esp. unfortunate), event

川

River, stream; the .... river, (suffix used with the names of rivers)

作業

Work, operation, manufacturing, fatigue duty

敷く

To spread out, to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)

制作

Work (film, book); production, creation, turning (something) out, development

公開

Opening to the public, making available to the public, putting on display, exhibiting, showing (play, movie, etc.), holding (interview, etc.), open, public

白い

White

仕上げ

End, finishing touches, being finished

見立て

Choice, selection; diagnosis, medical opinion; judgement, legal opinion; comparison, parodic allusion

苔

Moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)

盆栽

bonsai, miniature potted plant
梅は古いもので樹齢150年を超え、三分咲きで正月を迎えるのが理想とされ、ビニールハウスに出し入れしながら開花時期を調整しています。　

迎える

To go out to meet; to receive, to welcome, to greet, to salute, to hail, to reach, to approach, to enter (a phase, era, etc.); to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for, to summon, to invite; to approach (a certain time, a point in one''s life, etc.)

分

Part, segment, share, ration; rate; degree, one''s lot, one''s status, relation, duty, kind, lot; in proportion to, just as much as

理想

Ideal, ideals

梅

Japanese apricot (prunus mume), chinese plum; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)

時期

Time, season, period, phase, stage; soon, shortly

調整

Adjustment, regulation, coordination, reconciliation, tuning, fixing, tailoring

ビニール

Vinyl

三

Three; tri-

年

Year; many years; age; past one''s prime, old age

古い

Old (not person), aged, ancient, antiquated, stale, threadbare, outmoded, obsolete article

ハウス

House; plastic greenhouse; house music

樹齢

Age of a tree

正月

New year (esp. first three days); the first month of the year, january

開花

Flowers budding, blooming, flowering; showing results, becoming popular, blooming

出し入れ

deposit and withdraw, taking in and out
「春飾り」は来週30日までに各所に置かれますが、秋篠宮家は紀子さまの父親・川嶋龍彦さんが先月、亡くなり喪中であることから今回は飾られないということです。

日

Day, days; sun, sunshine, sunlight; case (esp. unfortunate), event

今回

Now, this time, lately

父親

Father

飾り

Decoration

家

House (e.g. of tokugawa), family

先月

Last month

春

Spring, springtime; new year; prime (of one''s life, etc.); adolescence, puberty; sexuality

来週

Next week

各所

each place, various places

喪中

mourning