Happy New Year from Japan to the World!!

Happy New Year everyone!!

“Happy New Year”
it become Greetingfor annual event.
How do you all spend New Year in your country?

it is important and traditional than Christmas, not only Japan but also any other far east countries.

we will introduce one of the traditional we normally do then.
named “Kagami-mochi”, means rice cake with Orange on the top.
it is said that Kagami-mochi was given to the God when Boys go for the war and Girls have good health for a gift long time ago.

since then, it is custom of New Year to pray health at the beginning year.
after New Year passed by, we will cut and eat them so that we can get good luck for 1 year, named “Kagami-Biraki”

we hope we introduce our custom of New Year annually 2008 Nezumi

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