Summer BBQ in Tokyo!

It’s time for an international BBQ-Party in Japan! 
Let’s gather and have some drinks and food close to Arakawa river!

国際交流バーベキューやります！ 
場所は荒川河川敷、岩淵水門近くのＢＢＱ広場。

The exact meeting time and place will be announced later and in case of rain the event will be rescheduled.

A joining fee will be announced soon!

Fish, chicken and meat will be prepared as well as fresh salad, bread, fruit. 
Drinks such as beer, wine, juice and water will be served. 
We plan on having some games and music - the main thing will be to enjoy the food, meet new friends and exchange languages.

Since it is necessary for us to prepare the food and drinks for you and your friends. :)

国際交流バーベキューやります！ 
場所は荒川河川敷、岩淵水門近くのＢＢＱ広場。

開催日程時間、参加費等は近日中に確定させます！ 
確定しましたらFacebookとMeetupでお知らせいたしまーす！

年齢国籍性別問いません！ 
日本人、外国人、宇宙人もおーけーｗ

食べ物はこちらで肉、魚、サラダ、パン、フルーツを。 
ドリンクはビール（発泡酒含む）、ワイン、ジュース、ミネラルウォーターをご用意いたします！

We will celebrate together with our Estonian friends St. John’s Eve!

St John's Eve (Jaaniõhtu, also Jaanilaupäev) and St John's Day (Jaanipäev) are the most important days in the Estonian calendar, apart from Christmas. The short summer seasons with long days and brief nights hold special significance for the people of Estonia. Jaanipäev is celebrated in the night between June 23 and 24, a few days after the summer solstice, when the night seems to be non-existent. 
On Jaaniõhtu, Estonians all around the country will gather with their families (could easily be international one :D), or at larger events to celebrate this important day with singing and dancing (yes we do that other than in Estonian as well), as Estonians have done for centuries.

Understandably, some of the rituals of Jaanipäev have very strong folkloric roots. The best-known Jaanik, or midsummer, ritual is the lighting of the bonfire and then jumping over it. This is seen as a way of guaranteeing prosperity and avoiding bad luck. Likewise, to not light the fire is to invite the destruction of your house by fire. The fire also frightened away mischievous spirits who avoided it at all costs, thus ensuring a good harvest. So, the bigger the fire, the further the mischievous spirits stayed away. 
Since we are not in Estonia let’s try not to burn down any nearby villages… ;)