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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. Okimono - Wikipedia

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   The Japanese word okimono compounds oku (置く, "put; place; set; lay out; assign; station; leave") and mono (物, "thing; object; article")..The Oxford English Dictionary defines the loanword okimono as "A standing ornament or figure, esp. one put in a guest room of a house", and records the first usage in 1886 by William Anderson.

5. 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 ...

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] ...

7. List of kigo - Wikipedia

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   Japanese New Year (正月 shōgatsu) * New Year (新年 shinnen) New Year's Day (元日 ganjitsu or gannichi) New Year's Day (元旦 gantan) – refers to the dawn or morning of New Year's Day; Old Year (旧年 kyūnen or furutoshi) Little New Year (小正月 koshōgatsu) – traditionally celebrated on the 15th day of the month during the full ...