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in Buddhist belief, and to get rid of the 108 worldly desires regarding sense and feeling in every Japanese citizen. A major attraction is The Watched Night bell, in Tokyo. A traditional Japanese belief is that ringing bells can rid the sins of the passing year. The bell is rung 107 times on the 31st
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for personal greetings. Special printing devices are popular, especially among people who practice crafts. Computer software also lets artists create and print their own designs. Very social individuals, who have hundreds of cards to write, may go to print shops and choose from a wide variety of
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to spread happiness all around. The amount of money given depends on the age of the child but is usually the same if there is more than one child so that no one feels slighted. It is not uncommon for amounts greater than ¥5,000 (approximately US$ 50) to be given.
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Many of these dishes are sweet, sour, or dried, so they can keep without refrigeration: the culinary traditions date to a time before households had refrigerators and when most stores closed for the holidays. There are many variations of
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remains very popular, although the younger generation sends hardly any cards. They prefer to exchange digital greetings via mobile phones, and in recent years the wider society gradually has come to accept digital greetings.
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There are many shows created as the end-of-year, and beginning-of-year entertainment, and some being a special edition of the regular shows. For many decades, it has been customary to watch the TV show
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sign of the New Year as their design, conventional greetings, or both. The Chinese zodiac has a cycle of 12 years. Each year is represented by an animal. The animals are, in order:
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Sending these greetings is timed so they will arrive on January 1. The post office guarantees delivery on that day if the cards are marked with the word
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The end of December and the beginning of January are the busiest for Japanese post offices. The Japanese have a custom of sending New Year's Day
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and mailed between mid-December and a few days before year's end. To deliver them on time, the post office usually hires students part-time.
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and patted with water by one person while another person hits it with a large wooden mallet. Mashing the rice, it forms a sticky white
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elimination tournament in New Year's Day. The final has taken place on New Year's Day since 1969 and is usually aired on NHK.
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on New Year's Eve. The show features two teams, red and white, of popular music artists competing against each other.
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cards prepared with short messages, so the sender only has to address them. Despite the omnipresence of email, the
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to inform friends and relatives that they should not send New Year's cards, out of respect for the deceased.
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rice cake and other ingredients, which differ in various regions of Japan. It is also very common to eat
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where adult relatives give money to children. It is handed out in small decorated envelopes called
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Addressing is generally done by hand, and is an opportunity to demonstrate one's handwriting (see
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promoted performances of the symphony, including on New Year's Eve, to encourage allegiance to
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in the family during the year. In this case, a family member sends a simple mourning postcard
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are often eaten, as well as non-Japanese foods. To let the overworked stomach rest, seven-
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and the first day of January became the official and cultural New Year's Day in Japan.
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the Seven Lucky Gods are said to pilot through the heavens to human ports on the
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or Treasure Ship. A picture of the ship forms an essential part of traditional
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A group rings a local temple bell shortly after midnight of the New Year (2008)
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It is customary to refrain from sending these postcards when there has been a
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The Japanese eat a selection of dishes during the New Year celebration called
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Along with the New Year's Day postcard, haiku might mention "first letter" (
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from many sources. Stationers sell preprinted cards. Most of these have the
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are rites and practices praying for a bountiful harvest; rice gruel with
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to their friends and relatives, similar to the Western custom of sending
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Similar Asian Lunisolar New Year celebrations that occur in April:
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It was also customary to play many New Year's games. These include
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is supposed to be auspicious since it means "several generations."
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is traditionally eaten in the morning and is involved in the
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For other traditions of celebrating the lunar new year, see
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has held New Year's Eve events since its founding in 2015.
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On New Year's Day, Japanese people have a custom known as
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is prepared on the seventh day of January, a day known as
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Celebrations of Lunar New Year in other parts of Asia:
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is a traditional decoration for the new year holiday.
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Japan makes Beethoven's Ninth No. 1 for the holidays
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Beethoven concert to fete students' wartime sendoff
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