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2. Kadomatsu - Wikipedia

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   The fundamental function of the New Year ceremonies is to honor and receive the toshigami (deity), who will then bring a bountiful harvest for farmers and bestow the ancestors' blessing on everyone." After January 15 (or in many instances the 19th) the kadomatsu is burned to appease the kami or toshigami and release them.

3. Ofuda - Wikipedia

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   Ofuda and omamori are available year round in many shrines and temples, especially in larger ones with a permanent staff. As these items are sacred, they are technically not 'bought' but rather 'received' ( 授かる , sazukaru ) or ukeru ( 受ける ) , with the money paid in exchange for them being considered to be a donation or offering ...

4. Japanese New Year - Wikipedia

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   Nengajō, new year cards in Japan. The end of December and the beginning of January are the busiest for Japanese post offices. The Japanese have a custom of sending New Year's Day postcards (年賀状, nengajō) to their friends and relatives, similar to the Western custom of sending Christmas cards. The original purpose was to give faraway ...

5. Kanzashi - Wikipedia

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   A December kanzashi featuring two blank maneki nameplates A display showing the seasonal hana kanzashi worn by maiko, from January to the New Year. Tsumami kanzashi – literally meaning "pinched kanzashi" – are traditional kanzashi made of squares of dyed or printed silk, folded into a number of shapes to represent flowers, plants and animals.

6. Kagami mochi - Wikipedia

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   Kagami mochi (鏡餅, "mirror rice cake") is a traditional Japanese New Year decoration. It usually consists of two round mochi (rice cakes), [1] ...

7. Seven Lucky Gods - Wikipedia

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   During the first three days of the New Year the Seven Lucky Gods are said to pilot through the heavens the Takarabune or Treasure Ship. [6] A picture of the ship forms an essential part of traditional Japanese New Year celebrations.