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New Year'S Eve In Japan




The Japanese pay special attention to the new year. Every December 29th to January 3rd is a national holiday.

The Japanese call December 31st a "big day", that is, new year's Eve.

On New Year's Eve,

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They call it "night out". They pray for the God TOEFL, send away the old year of trouble, and usher in a beautiful new year, which is called "the first accomplishment".

On the eve of the new year's Eve, the temples of all the cities and towns were ringing 108 times to drive away evil. The Japanese sat still listening to the "clock of the night".

People go to bed and hope for a good dream.

On New Year's Eve, the family gathered around to tell each other the dreams they had on New Year's Eve to measure the good and bad.



Japanese people

New year's Day

The first day is "positive day".

1 - 3 is the three day of congratulation.

On the right day, the younger generation must go to their parents to pay a new year call, ask their parents, and visit their relatives and friends.

New year is still a "eat" festival. People from all over the world are praying for good luck by eating their own ethnic foods.

On the day of the "Japanese day", the Japanese are very rich in breakfast. They eat sugar, jade, buckwheat noodles, and so on.

After three days in a row, he was a vegetarian to show his devotion and pray for the good fortune in the coming year.

Most of the city people in Japan have given up their new year's vegetarian diet and changed to eat noodles with "hollow noodles" to celebrate their health and longevity in the new year.



In the new year, there is often a straw rope or a circular rope made of straw rope on the top of every household door in Japan. It is called "Lian Lian" or "Lian Lian".

Some also put some pine trees called "pine doors".

Many companies and doorways and street alleyways use pine and plum to set up a new and unique archway to celebrate.

People also put animals, such as cranes, tortoises, and so on, to stick inside and outside the houses to pray for peace.

At the same time, according to the twelve zodiac signs, they give each other a gift.

Postal province also issued a large number of "new year stamps".

No matter between individuals or groups, giving new year's greeting cards has become the most popular way of congratulation. The Japanese call it the "flying kite", which is far from deep.

Who receives the new year's greeting cards during the new year, who will feel that the new year has a bright future, a prosperous financial career and a special joy.

During the new year, the habit of paying New Year's visits between neighbors, relatives, friends and children is still prevalent.

The first sentence when meeting is "congratulations on the new year".

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