しめ縄飾り / Creating New Year Wreath

9月に頂いた稲藁でしめ縄飾りを作るのを教えてもらいました。
稲藁を20本ほど束ねて、両手に水をつけ、締め上げていきます。簡単そうに見えますが難しく、最も簡単な輪っかを2つ作るのがやっとでした。
このしめ縄に、南天などの赤い実、裏白という名の葉（葉の裏側が白い。腹黒くなく白い人という意味だそうです）、ゆずり葉でリースを作り、玄関に飾ります。
しめ縄が２つできたので、リースは夫と一つずつ作り、上手くできた方を玄関に、もう一つを勝手口に飾りました。
夫の方が器用で上手くリースを作れたので… 夫のを玄関に飾りました。

I was taught to make new year wreath called shimenawa decorations from the rice straw we obtained in September . Bundle about 20 rice straws, soak both hands with water, and tighten them. It looks easy, but actually it’s very difficult, and I finally managed to make two of the simplest rings.
On this shimenawa, make a wreath with red fruits such as southern sky tree, leaves named back white (the back side of the leaves is white. It means a white person who is not scheming), and yuzuri leaves, and decorate the entrance.
Since I made two shimenawa, my husband and I made one wreath each and decorated the better one at the entrance and the other at the back entrance. My husband was more dexterous and could make a wreath well, so we decorated my husband’s at the entrance.