39．The Kimono（和服） The Japanese kimono，which means "clothes"，is one of the world's most famous traditional costumes.Women and men wear kimonos.There are different kimonos for different celebrations and seasons.The traditional kimono is very beautiful.
At weddings women wear a white kimono and a white headdress（頭飾）.The men wear a black kimono.At funerals（葬禮） men and women wear black kimonos.For traditional celebrations women wear bright-coloured kimonos.
Today Japanese people only wear kimonos for special occasions（場(chǎng)合）.Kimonos are very expensive.This is one reason why people don't wear them very often.Another reasons is because people do not know how to put on a kimono.In Japan，special kimono schools teach people how to put on a traditional kimono.It is very difficult and takes a lot of time.
Putting on a kimono has 4 steps（步驟）.First you put on the underwear（內(nèi)衣） and the white socks.Next you put on the under-kimono.Then you put on the kimono.Finally you put on and tie the obi（裝飾性腰帶）.You can tie（系） the obi in many different ways.（《讀本》）
（1）What does "kimono" mean in Japanese？（no more than six words）
（2）What do the men wear at weddings in Japan？（no more than six words）
（3）Why don't Japanese people wear kimonos very often？（one of them）
（4）Where can people learn to put on a kimono？
（5）Does putting on a kimono have more than 4 steps？
