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Sacred straw rope at New Year's (shimenawa), Katori City, Japan. Shimenawa are used in Japan's Mountain Opening Ceremony, which is held every May 1. [5] There are over 100 Shinto believers who participate in this ceremony. [5] It is a 2-hour journey that they climb from Akakura Mountain Shrine to Fudō Waterfall. [5]
Daidai is used as a decoration in Japanese New Year celebrations, such as Shimekazari, as a symbol of the family to continue for generations, and people place a fruit on top of kagami mochi, a stack of two to three round and flat mochi. This use is believed to date from the Edo period. [4]
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 ) .
Two kadomatsu made of bamboo Two kadomatsu at a Shinto shrine in Nagano, 2023. Kadomatsu (門松, "gate pine") are traditional Japanese decorations made for the New Year.They are a type of yorishiro, or objects intended to welcome ancestral spirits or kami of the harvest. [1]
Every New Year's Day, the author makes Ozoni, a warming Japanese New Year's soup. I grew up in a big, busy city called Mito, north of Tokyo. The week before New Year’s, my mother would prepare ...
Like the many festivals and celebrations that the Japanese are known for, a shinnenkai is their way of getting together to celebrate a new year and to make promises to each other to do their best for this year while wishing each other good luck and fortune. A shinnenkai is similar to a bōnenkai in several ways with just a few exceptions. Both ...
One hundred and one people in Japan gathered at a Tokyo shrine to wash themselves in an icy bath Sunday, January 8th to purify their souls and wish for good health in the new year.
Participants hit a huge bell to welcome the 2025 New Year's Day during celebrations post-midnight at the Bosingak pavilion in central Seoul on Jan. 1, 2025. Hong Kong