How are you? Do you feel good?
We are so busy now, so many people don't feel good, I think.
However, we get a long holiday after we finish this session. I think after this session, we should prepare for a new year. Today, I want to introduce about the beginning of the year and the end of the year in Japan.
At the end of the year, people prepare for a new year. Therefore, we clean our house. When we clean it, we clean everywhere in the house. At my home, we also clean in closets and throw away some disused things. We also prepare for the New Year's greetings because some people send post cards to greet 'Happy New Year'. In addition, on New Year's Eve, we eat Japanese noodle which is "soba", but we call "toshikoshisoba" at only this time. I'm sorry I don't know why we eat it, but this custom has continued since 1756 (the Edo period). When we greet the New Year, we say "akemasiteomedetou" with each other. This is the New Year's greeting in Japanese. After that, we go to a shrine to pray that we can spend the year happily. On the New Year's Day, we eat special dishes, for example, "ozoni" which is used "omochi" and "osechi". You can see pictures about these.
I can't spend the end of this year and the beginning of next year like these, but I'm looking forward to the New Year's Eve and the New Year's Day that are different as usual.
I hope all my friends will greet the New Year peacefully.
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In my country, of all people before the feast they clean house or change furniture.Also, there are some special food for the festival.The people should buy new wear.
Oh, Riko. Because of your introduction, I feel very hungry now. This food looks great and delicious. I really want to try, and maybe I will go to Japan after few years.As well, I find that we have some similarities activities on the New Years Day, and we also need to pray before eating the big dinner. In the New Year, I hope you happiness forever.
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