Taiwan

February 12, 2014

Nina sent this card from Taiwan.  She writes about herself by saying she's a student.  On weekends she volunteers at a museum commemorating the 921 Earthquake of Taiwan.   She says that she is also celebrating the Chinese New Year.

A Tug of War of Catfishes

There's a story on the back of the card that I'll write out for you.  I've heard riffs of this story, but I like this version about the cause of earthquakes.

"The two catfishes that caused the 1847 Zenkoji Earthquake and the Ansei Edo Earthquake tied up their barbels and wind them around each other's necks for a strength competition; the female catfish was trying to persuade them to stop, however the males said 'we have no fear of belly-cutting(seppuku), not to mention severing our barbels.'"     <Collected by Shigehiro Katoh>


The stamp she used was interesting too, and rather large.  I like the windmill on it...we have those in this area of Japan too.  

Thanks for a cool card Nina!