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Hello everyone, this is Noriko from Nihongo Storytime. Please listen to my story again today. In this podcast, I speak slowly. Now, March 17th is St. Patrick's Day. So, please listen.

March 17th is St. Patrick's Day. I used to live in Belfast, Northern Ireland. In Northern Ireland, St. Patrick's Day is a festive day and a holiday. There are parades. Everyone gathers and has lively parties. It's a busy day for Irish pubs. Now, I live in Liverpool, England. This year, St. Patrick's Day was on a Sunday. I had lunch at a pub with my husband. At that time, I saw many people wearing lots of green. Later, as we walked around the city, we saw many people wearing green, celebrating St. Patrick's Day in the same way.

Honestly, St. Patrick's Day is a day when everyone drinks alcohol, parties, and it gets a bit noisy. But, it's a very interesting day.

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Hello everyone, this is Noriko from Nihongo Storytime. Please listen to my story again today. I will speak slowly. Spring has finally arrived in the UK. Do you all like spring? Now, please listen.

I go for a walk every day. When I don't have much time, I walk for only 30 minutes, but when I have more time, I walk for about an hour. I wear headphones and listen to music or podcasts while walking. There are no parks in my neighborhood, so I cannot walk in a park. However, I walk around the town. I try to go for a walk even on rainy days.

The other day, while I was walking, I found a little bit of spring. It was a different walking route than usual, and by chance, I found a cherry blossom tree. It was slightly different from the cherry blossoms in Japan, but there were cute pink cherry blossoms blooming. I decided to stop under the tree and look at the cherry blossoms. I love cherry blossoms. I felt nostalgic for spring in Japan... I thought about how I want to do Hanami (cherry blossom viewing) in Japan. Cherry blossoms in Japan are truly beautiful. Japanese people picnic under cherry blossom trees. They do Hanami.

I love spring, but there's a problem. I have hay fever. Because of hay fever, my eyes itch, and I get a runny nose, which is tough. But still, I love spring. That's all for today. See you again.

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Hello everyone, this is Noriko from Nihongo Storytime. Please listen to my story again today. I will speak slowly. Please check out our main podcast, Japanese with Noriko, which is for intermediate and above levels. Today, I'm going to talk about an anniversary. Recently, it was our wedding anniversary. We celebrated it. So, please listen.

I am married. Our wedding anniversary is in February. It has been 17 years since we got married. We celebrated at a restaurant. We had delicious steak. I love steak.

Every year, on our wedding anniversary, we make it a point to go to a restaurant. We love eating delicious food, so we often eat out. Eating delicious steak on our anniversary made us feel happy. We also had a delicious dessert. After the restaurant, we went to a stylish cocktail bar. There, we drank delicious cocktails. I had a brandy cocktail.

I am full of gratitude towards my husband. I feel, 'Thank you always. Please continue to be with me. Let's keep working hard together.' My husband understands me well. He always helps me. He also supports me with my work. So, I want to support my husband in the same way.

That's all for today. See you again.