Last Tuesday (the 17th) when I sat down to my lunch, I noticed half a dozen small hard biscuits on my plate, next to my breadroll, but didn't think much of it. However, as we were eating, the school librarian explained to me that that day, was the 17th anniversary of the Great Hanshin (Kobe) earthquake. 6,434 people were killed in the quake, with about 4600 of them from Kobe (a city that Hunter and I have visited twice, and is easily within day-trip range from Takatsuki). Apparently Takatsuki was not (much?) affected. The biscuits were symbolic of the emergency rations distributed in the aftermath of the earthquake, at least that's what I understood from the teachers, I can't seem to find any extra information about the tradition on the Internet, but I thought it might be interesting to share anyway.
Friday, January 20, 2012
Earthquake Biscuits
Last Tuesday (the 17th) when I sat down to my lunch, I noticed half a dozen small hard biscuits on my plate, next to my breadroll, but didn't think much of it. However, as we were eating, the school librarian explained to me that that day, was the 17th anniversary of the Great Hanshin (Kobe) earthquake. 6,434 people were killed in the quake, with about 4600 of them from Kobe (a city that Hunter and I have visited twice, and is easily within day-trip range from Takatsuki). Apparently Takatsuki was not (much?) affected. The biscuits were symbolic of the emergency rations distributed in the aftermath of the earthquake, at least that's what I understood from the teachers, I can't seem to find any extra information about the tradition on the Internet, but I thought it might be interesting to share anyway.
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