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The Japanese New Year (正月, Shōgatsu) is an annual festival that takes place in Japan.Since 1873, the official Japanese New Year has been celebrated according to the Gregorian calendar, on January 1 of each year, New Year's Day (元日, Ganjitsu).
Name Date Remarks Ref. New Year's Day (元日, Ganjitsu): January 1 This national holiday was established in 1948, as a day to celebrate the new year. New Year's Day marks the beginning of Japan's most important holiday season, the New Year season (正月, Shōgatsu), which generally refers to the first one, three or seven days of the year.
This is a list of kigo, which are words or phrases that are associated with a particular season in Japanese poetry.They provide an economy of expression that is especially valuable in the very short haiku, as well as the longer linked-verse forms renku and renga, to indicate the season referenced in the poem or stanza.
This date is known as ko-shōgatsu or "Little New Year". [1] Divination by gruel is generally used for predictions about the weather and harvests for the coming year. [2]
Itako must learn a chant known as the New Year Ebisu (正月えべす, shōgatsu-ebesu), a celebration of the New Year delivered in travels at the start of Spring. [ 11 ] : 5 The chant mixes Buddhist references (such as peacocks) and aspects of the Japanese national anthem.
This is an overview of festivals and observances found in the Okinawa Islands, Okinawa Prefecture of southwestern Japan.The Okinawan culture is noted for extreme diversity. The following list is based on south-central Okinawa, and may not be applied to northern Okinaw
Ōmisoka (大晦日) or ōtsugomori (大晦) is a Japanese traditional celebration on the last day of the year. Traditionally, it was held on the final day of the 12th lunar month.
The specific New Year observances include: In South Asia: Bohag Bihu: Assam, India; Bisket Jatra or Baisakh Ek Gatey: Nepal; Pahela Baishakh: West Bengal, east and northeastern India, and Bangladesh