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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. With Japan's switch to using the Gregorian calendar at the beginning of the Meiji era, it is now used on New Year's Eve to celebrate the new year.
FILE - Fireworks are seen over the Sydney Opera House during New Year's Eve celebrations on Jan. 1, 2022, in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Wendell Teodoro/Getty Images)
Senko hanabi (線香花火 senkō hanabi, literally: incense-stick fireworks) is a traditional Japanese firework. It is a type of sparkler. Essays about it date back to at least 1927. [1] It is a thin shaft of twisted tissue paper about 20 centimeters long with one end containing a few grains of black powder (gunpowder). [1]
In 1955, the program was renamed "Yuku Toshi Kuru Toshi" (Going Year, Coming Year) and began to be broadcast on television, where it continues to this day. [5] [6] [3] In 1941, Japan officially entered the Second World War. On December 25, the Japanese military had won the Battle of Hong Kong. That year, instead of broadcasting Joya no Kane ...
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).
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 Lunar New Year, appearing on greeting cards and as a design stamped into seasonal ...
The Sagichō Fire Festival (Japanese: 左義長), also called Dondoyaki (Japanese: どんど焼き) or by other names, is a festival celebrated in Japan, usually on January 14 or 15. [1] During this local event, town or village residents burn their gate pine and other New Year's decorations, as well as to pray for good fortune in the new year.
A picture of the ship forms an essential part of traditional Japanese New Year celebrations. [2] According to custom, placing a Takarabune woodblock print beneath a pillow on the night of 2 January may induce a lucky dream – a sign that the year to come will be fortunate. In the event of an unpleasant dream, the print may be disposed of by ...