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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. Three Friends of Winter - Wikipedia

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   Kadomatsu (門松) decorative pillars for Japanese New Year, featuring branches of pine, bamboo and plum. The Three Friends are known as shōchikubai (松竹梅, lit. ' pine-bamboo-plum ') in Japan. [11] They are particularly associated with the start of the New Year, appearing on greeting cards and as a design stamped into seasonal sweets. [12]

4. Fukubukuro - Wikipedia

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   Fukubukuro on sale outside a store on Takeshita Street Tokyo, in 2006. Fukubukuro (Japanese: 福袋, pronounced [ɸɯ̥kɯbɯꜜkɯɾo]; "lucky bag") is a Japanese New Year custom in which merchants make grab bags filled with unknown random contents and sell them for a substantial discount, usually 50% or more off the list price of the items contained within.

5. Japanese New Year - Wikipedia

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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 ) .

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] [2] [3] [4] the ...

7. 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 ...