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| ==About New Years In Japan== | | ==About New Years In Japan== |
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− | | tip = '''New Years'''('''正月''') is tradition that like most other cultures is celebrated at the end of the year. Japan use to once celebrate the new years based upon the Lunar Calendar, but have used the Georgian Calendar System since the Meiji Restoration. During this time many activities take place during the day of new year all the way through the first few days of the new year. | + | | tip = '''New Years'''('''正月''') is a celebration to mark the start of the year. New Years in Japan used to be on the first day of the Lunar Calendar but, since the Meiji Restoration, it is on 1st January instead. Celebrations usually start on 31st December and run through to 1st January. |
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− | Most primary example that are shown by the kanmusus is the choice of wearing Haregi Kimonos, a kimono which is worn only during special occasions such as during the New Year.
| + | A prime example of this is the ship girls wearing haregi, a formal kimono worn during special occasions like the New Year shrine visit (Hatsumode). |
− | In addition, there are some games and activities the Japanese citizens do over the course of the New Year which include visiting the shrine, partake in Omikuji (Luck Fortune), families giving money to thier children, and also play Hanetsuki to name a few things.
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| + | Additionally, there are some games and activities performed over the course of the New Year. For example, shrine visits (hatsumode), fortune telling (omikuji), families giving money to their children, and Japanese badminton (hanetsuki). |
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