10月8日 は、“ 世界尺八デイ ”
コ ロ ナ 禍 の 完 全 終 息 を 願 っ て！
108回のロ吹きを！
8th October is ‘World Shakuhachi Day’
Wishing for a complete end to the Covid-19 crisis!
Let’s do 108 ROBUKI!
～ この日、祈りと願いの尺八が世界中で鳴り響く ～
～ On this day, the prayers and wishes of shakuhachi players will reverberate across the world～
Background
10月8日は、語呂合わせで「尺八の日」。近年益々世界的に広まっているShakuhachiの魅力と可能性をさらに追求しようと“世界尺八デイ”と定められました。この日は、世界の尺八愛好者が個人・グループで記念となる取り組みをしています。
8th October is ‘Shakuhachi Day’. The day has been designated as ‘World Shakuhachi Day’ in order to further explore the potential of Shakuhachi to gather people as its popularity has become widespread across the world. On this day, Shakuhachi enthusiasts from all over the world, individually and in groups, commemorate the day by playing 108 ROBUKI. In Japanese 8th October is written 10.8, 10 is the 1 shaku (10 sun) + the 8 shaku which together forms the name shakuhachi. It is thus a play on words.
昨年、当委員会は、新型コロナで亡くなられた方々への慰霊と感染・発病された皆様への見舞、医療従事者への感謝を込め、「コロナ禍を吹き払おう！」というテーマで、108回のロ吹きを提案しました。国内外114名の方々のご賛同を得て共同で呼びかけましたところ、世界各地で大勢の皆様にその実践をしていただきました。
Last year, as a memorial to those who lost their lives to the novel corona virus, a wish for healing to all those infected and affected by the disease, and a thank you to the medical staff, the Committee proposed ‘Let’s blow away the corona crisis! blowing 108 ROBUKI’. We were supported by 114 people from all over the world who became ambassadors and spread the world about WSD2020.
今年は、未だ収まらない「コロナ禍の完全終息を願って！」というテーマで、昨年以上の気迫で、再びこの日、ロ吹きを一斉に行います。WSD2021は、以下の全37カ国197名※（2021年9月8 日現在）で世界に呼びかけます。是非あなたも、10月8日（金）当日、尺八仲間お誘い合わせの上、ご参加ください。
In 2021 we are back with the theme ‘Let’s hope for a complete end to the still unresolved Corona pandemic!’ The WSD2021 has as of 8th September 2021: 197 ambassadors from 37 countries. We hope you will join us on Friday 8th October with your fellow shakuhachi players across the planet.