在日本的“猫日”你可以做些奇葩的事情

在日本的“猫日”你可以做些奇葩的事情

These Are the Amazing Things You Can Do in Japan on Cat Day

你是个铲屎官吗？如果是，2月22日对你来说是个好地方，因为这是他们的“猫日”！

今年的“猫日”已经是第30年了，在这一天日本的社交媒体被各种猫图霸屏，还有猫图案的甜甜圈、猫形状的饼干、猫漫画、猫有神地朝着窗外看、小猫咪卖萌叫唤，等等。这是日本最大的社交媒体狂欢。

Are you a cat person？ If so， Japan is the place to be on 22 February because this is when Cat Day is celebrated①celebrate英 ［'selɪbreɪt］ 美 ［'sɛlɪbret］ vt. 庆祝；举行；赞美；祝贺vi. 庆祝；过节；举行宗教仪式We had a tea party to celebrate our headmaster's silver wedding.我们为庆祝校长的银婚举行了一次茶会。.

Now in its 30th year， Cat Day has lit up Japanese social media with endless portraits of ...cats as well as cat-themed doughnuts②doughnut英 ［'dəʊnʌt］ 美 ［'do'nʌt］ n. 油炸圈饼；圆环图；电子回旋加速器环状真空室And in the coming years， this law will close the doughnut hole completely once and for all.在未来几年，该法律将一劳永逸的完全堵上这个甜甜圈漏洞。， catshaped biscuits， cat manga， cats staring soulfully out of windows， kittens mewing expectantly③expectantly［ɪks'pɛktəntli］ adv. 期望地，期待地and so on. On this day it is Japan's hugest trend on social media.

“猫日”发生了啥

这个被日本人叫作“Neko no Hi”的“猫日”，因为“2/22”这个日期的日语读音和“猫”的日语读音最接近。

你可以恶整你的猫

What happens on Cat Day？

Known as "Neko no Hi"， it was chosen because the date's numerals④numeral英 ［'njuːm（ə）r（ə）l］ 美 ［'numərəl］ n. 数字adj. 数字的；表示数字的， 2/22 （ni ni ni）， are pronounced fairly closely to the sound a cat makes in Japan （nyan nyan nyan）.

You can play tricks on your cat.

这个推主的猫一觉醒来，发现自己被埋在山一样高的玩具老鼠里。（这蒙圈的表情）

This Twitter user pranked a sleeping pet cat which woke up to find itself buried under an avalanche of toy mice！

另一个推主觉得“猫日”应该和自己的猫更靠近。

Another user felt the need to get close to his pet on Cat Day

你也可以打扮成一只猫

You can dress up as a cat

一个cosplay明星戴上了猫耳朵。

Cosplay的爱好者都发出了自己打扮成猫或者戴着猫耳朵的照片。

One famous cosplayer who donned cat ears was Yancoromarch Enthusiasts of cosplay， the art of dressing up like animated characters， posted pictures of themselves dressed as cats， or wearing "nekomimi" （cat's ears）.

你也可以做猫咪形状的食物

You can make food look like cats

一些人就做了猫咪饭团。

你可以通过猫获得利益

Some have celebrated by making cat-shaped food， like rice balls.

You can monetise cats

经过多年发展，这一天已经有了很多商业实践，商店纷纷推出猫咪主题的商品。

Over the years the day has become a commercial success， with shops and businesses releasing cat-themed items.

Ikumi Mama是一家制作动物形状点心的面包店，他们发布了一款猫咪系列甜甜圈。

Ikumi Mama，a bakery known for producing animal-shaped pastries， released a special set of cat doughnuts！

销售咖啡喝进口食物的Kaldi咖啡农场，在那一天发布了特制的猫咪主题礼品包，里面装着茶、饼干和台历。

Kaldi Coffee Farm， which sells coffee and imported foods， released a special cat-themed bag for the day， including tea， biscuits and a calendar.