New Years Eve Japan

New Year Eve in Japan is celebrated pretty different from the American way. New Year Eve Celebration in Japan involves lots of custom and traditions.

Japanese New Year's Eve starts from cleaning house called Ousouji in Japan. Its purpose is to welcome the New Year and to wish a better life than the former year.

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.

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.

After watching singing battle, Japanese eat Toshikoshi Soba. They wish longer life, including healthy body by eating Toshikoshi Soba. Finally, the last thing done by Japanese on New Year's Eve is to listen to Juya No Kane, which means "the watch-night bell" in English. This bell is like a countdown in America. This tradition comes from the thought of Buddhism. The idea of this tradition is to hit away poorness, doubt, selfishness, unhappiness, and so on.

New Year's Eve is a very important moment for Japanese people not only to prepare for the New Year, but also to look back upon our life from the past year. To know more about New Year eve celebration in Japan, visit 123newyears.com

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