silent vigil 復習
silent vigil
５８人が亡くなった御嶽山の噴火災害の遺族らが２４日、９合目付近まで慰霊登山
をし、被害者に祈りをささげました。
Silent vigil honors victims of 2014 eruption of Mt. Ontakesan
Twenty-five people climbed to the ninth station of Mount Ontakesan on July 24 to offer a silent prayer to the hikers who were killed in the 2014 eruption of the volcano.
Fifty-eight people were killed when the mountain, which straddles Gifu and Nagano prefectures in central Japan, erupted on Sept. 27, 2014. Five remain unaccounted for.
Masako Asai, 56, from Nagoya, made the trek to honor her eldest son, Yusuke, then 23. She carried along with her a photograph of him that she displays at home as well as his favorite baseball.
“Yesterday, when I was looking at this photo, I felt as if my son was saying, ‘I want to go with you,’" Asai said. "His kindness and thoughtfulness can be seen through his expression.”
As the clouds broke near Ninoike Lake, which offers close-up views of the peak, the 25 mourners made up of 10 groups observed a moment of silence at 11:52 a.m., the same time that the eruption occurred.
The vigil was organized by Yamabiko no Kai, a group made up of family members of the victims, after restrictions were eased in late June to allow further access to the summit.
Entry to the ninth station was allowed in September 2015, and restrictions were further eased to allow trekkers to walk from the Kurosawa-guch trail from the Nagano side of the mountain to the Gifu side via Ninoike Lake.
http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201607250047.html
今回取り上げる表現は、見出しにある“silent vigil”です。“vigil”を『ウィズダム英和辞典』(第３版、三省堂)で引いたところ、「(看病・見張りなどでの)徹夜、寝ずの番；(祈り・抗議などでの)徹夜；通夜；徹夜の期間」とありました。
LDOCEでは、“a period of time, especially during the night, when you stay awake in order to pray, remain with someone who is ill, or watch for danger”と定義されていました。
記事が載っていたサイトの写真なども考慮すると、“silent vigil”で「黙祷」を表現しているのではないかと思います。
海外で“vigil”というと、“candlelight vigil”が有名なようです。日没後に野外でろうそくを持参し、災害や虐殺などで亡くなった方の冥福を祈るために行われます。(Blue Sky)
今回の“vigil”は以前にも取り上げられておりますので、ご覧ください。
