Kazunori Konishi is a interesting person and at 60 years, he is dynamic and enthusiastic. I met him in the Internet2 fall 2006 meeting and we were together on various meetings. His involvement with APAN (http://www.apan.net) and the vision of taking it forward was the main discussion agenda for us. We agreed on various futuristic efforts and goals.
However, in the APAN dinner meeting, on 6th Dec 2006, it was a pleasant surprise when we celebrated the 60th Birthday of Konishi. Of course the food was great with the drinks. Copies of a sheet went around the tables and it read as follows :
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Kanreki
For men, the 60th birthday is called kanreki, the recognition of his “second infancy.” The Japanese characters in the word kanreki literally mean “return” and “calendar.” The traditional calendar, which was based on the Chinese calendar, was organized on 60-year cycles. The cycle of life returns to its starting point in 60 years, and as such, kanreki celebrates that point in a man’s life when his personal calendar has returned to the calendar sign under which he was born.Traditionally, friends and relatives are invited for a celebratory feast on one’s 60th birthday. It is customary for the celebrant to be given a red hood and wear a red vest. These clothes are usually worn by babies and thus symbolize the celebrant’s return to his birth.
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This was in explanation to the red dress for the 60 year baby and for the celebration. Japanese tradition has great words and ways of celebrating occasions. Kazunori Konishi was as youthful and fresh as a baby.
Kazunori San; we look forward for your koki (70th), kiju (77th joyous year), sanju(80), beiju (88) and sotsuju(90) and hakuju (99) ...and the celebrations there on with APAN group and others...
The following photo says it all ...
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