In Satsuma Town, Kagoshima Prefecture, local women have begun an initiative to make a monkey hanging decoration, a lucky charm, with the wish that "the trouble will go away" and give it to medical institutions.
This is a monkey-shaped hina decoration called "Sarukko", which was produced by the Satsuma Town Chamber of Commerce and Industry Women's Department and local NPOs with the hope that "the trouble will go away".
Kimono scraps and cotton are sewn together, and multiple decorations are hung on a thread of about 1.5 meters.
In the town, an annual event called "Satsuma no Sasafuku Kazari" was held in the first city in February every year, and hanging decorations of lucky charms were exhibited, but this was canceled due to the spread of infection. ..
Instead, about 40 people decided to produce hundreds of "monkeys" and deliver them to medical institutions and government offices in order to express their gratitude to medical professionals.
Toki Horinouchi, chairman of the local medical association, who received about 100 pieces on the 6th of this month, said, "This is a lovely and heartfelt gift that encourages me as I confront Corona in the area. I want to decorate it at the reception desk of the clinic." I was talking.
Sayoko Tokunaga, female director of the Satsuma Town Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said, "We are still in a difficult situation in Corona, but I hope it will heal the hearts of patients and medical professionals." rice field.