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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).
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.
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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.
Hatsumōde (初詣, hatsumōde) is one of the major Japanese traditions of the new year, which is the first visit to a Buddhist temple or Shinto shrine visit of the Japanese New Year. [1] Typically taking place on the first, second, or third day of the year, it is meant to bring a fresh start to the year.
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For the first two years, a Buddhist bell set up in the studio rang in the New Year, but in 1929, the program was broadcast live from a temple. The first live broadcast was from Senso-ji Temple. This program led to the spread of Joya no Kane not only to Zen temples, but also to temples of various Buddhist sects throughout Japan.