After that Japanese watch a TV program called Singing Battle between the Red and the White Team. They think about this program as a part of a closing moment of the year.
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After finishing Ousouji, women start cooking Osechi which is a traditional Japanese dish which is eaten a few days after the New Year. While women are cooking Osechi, men are hanging Shimenawa, which is a kind of decoration made from rice stems. It is hung on the front door and expect for good fortune and a good year.
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