The document summarizes the life and traditions of samurai in feudal Japan. It describes what a samurai might eat for a New Year's dinner, including jellyfish, pickled apricots, rice, and sake. It then outlines the typical stages in a samurai's life from birth until adulthood, including education and training in martial arts and warrior traditions. The code of honor for samurai was called Bushido, which emphasized bravery, loyalty and putting duty above life.

1. The Samurai

2. Warm-Up : Imagine you are a samurai invited to the New Year dinner by the Shogun. What do you think will be on the menu and served for dinner tonight?

11. Bushido was the code by which all samurai warriors were supposed to live. A samurai who did not live according to this code brought dishonor to himself and his lord, and this violation required him to commit seppuku, or ritual suicide.

20. Yes, there were female saumurai.