Let’s read aloud first. 最初に声を出して読んでみましょう。
7100 inhabitants of Fuentes De Andalucia, an old village in Spain, changed its name to Ukraine. The new name was kept on Easter in 2022. Some of the street’s name was also changed to Kyiv, Odesa and Mariupol. One reason for the change in the name was to make people aware of Ukrainian war. This war took place more than 4000 kilometers away. The people of the village raise 3,500 Euros in two days. The money was raised to support people who ran away from the war.
inhabitant (住人), Fuentes de Andalucia (フエンテス・デ・アンダルシア, スペインの村), Ukraine (ウクライナ), Easter (十字架にかけられて亡くなったキリストが、その3日目に復活したことを祝う「復活祭」, 毎年変わる。3月～4月の日曜日), make people aware of ～(～を人々に思い起こさせる), raise (寄付する)
Questions:
- How many people are there in the village?
- What is the reason to change the village name?
- Why did the people of the village raise money?
- How many Euros were raised?
- What is your opinion?