Japanese
New Year
By Shukumi Togawa
New
Year's Day is called "gantan" in Japanese. We have a good
time on this day. We have a big meal and drink a lot of sake.
We
call New Year's food "osechi." It is served in lacquer
boxes that look like picnic boxes. The boxes have a lot of traditional
Japanese foods inside such as sweet black beans, chestnuts, rice
cakes and other things.
We
go to a Shinto shrine to pray for peace. But I think most Japanese
have no religion anymore. We just go to the shrine for amusement.
When we go to the shrine, we go with our family or friends, and
we wear a kimono.
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