manzai
Strolling singers and dancers who go about at the beginning of the new year.
‘Manzai,’ which translates from the Japanese as ‘comedian,’ was originally based around a festival to welcome the New Year, which the Japanese celebrate on January 1.

Happy New Year! I like the new look.
Happy New Year to you, too! I am something of a ditzy cat lady and getting worse every year.
Well that makes perfect sense to me since cats are so darned funny.
They are funny and smart. They know that January 1 is just another day nothing special. Just the usual “cat’s rule”.
This is Chloe Jo’s thinking on any given day. *lol*
The picture is delightful…just like cats…
Too funny to see cats walking on their hind legs, singing in the rain, carrying an umbrella. Perfect for Vancouver weather. I learned something today. I can greet my Japanese peer tomorrow Happy Manzai and see how she will respond to that.
It is a cute picture isn’t it…