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A New Year is unfolding like a blossom with petals curled tightly concealing the beauty within." The populace all over the globe looks forward for the arrival of New Year. New Year celebration in Japan is very much a family event. Every year the New Year party in Japan being celebrated in different mood and beat sets one to indulge in pure fun and frolic. New Year in Japan commences on 31st December and lives on till 3rd January. Japanese New Year, popularly known as "Oshogatsu" or "Shogatsu" is considered as a very propitious occasion by the Japanese population. New Year in Japan starts with the bells ringing in the Buddhist shrines 108 times. It's a traditional myth to efface the 108 wishes regarding sense and feeling in every person.
A wide assortment of parties is also held to celebrate New Year in Japan with much pomp and show. 'Bonekai' is a "forget the year" party which helps to wipe out the repulsive memories of the previous year and welcome the New Year with fresh spirits. 'Shogatsu' is the actual celebration of the New Year. Entrances are decorated with shimekezari and other items of good luck. The day of the New Year's Eve known as 'Omisoka' is celebrated with equal enthusiasm as the New Year itself. And on Omisoka while preparing their New Year special dishes they wait till midnight to listen to the 108 chimes from a nearby temple.
Japanese begin their New Year Day with their traditional dish called "Mochi" or with breakfast consisting of rice-cake called "Zouni". They also participate in different types of games like cards and kite flying as a part of New Year. The elders party hard with friends and loved ones while children receive cash gifts and other love tokens from relatives.
'123 New Year' offers you a wide range of information on New Year in and allover Japan.
- New Year in Tokyo
- New Year in Osaka
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