New Years Decorations Japan

The japanese new year 正月 shōgatsu is an annual festival with its own customs.
New years decorations japan. Let s learn the decorations that the japanese use in their homes to leave bad things behind and start the new year in a good way. See more ideas about japanese new year new years decorations japan. A very traditional new year s activity is preparing the mochi yourself on new year s day.
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 however some traditional events of the japanese new year are partially celebrated on the first day of the year on the modern tenpō calendar the. These decorations have roots in shinto the indigenous faith of the japanese and are meant to usher in the new year gods toshigami 年神 who will then bestow a bountiful harvest to. They are called kadomatsu 門松 kado menas gate and matsu means pine tree.
Dec 7 2013 explore himo art s board 縄 followed by 1177 people on pinterest. Taking down the new year s decorations the decorations of oshogatsu are taken down after the gods leave which is said to be january 7th. New year is the most widely celebrated holiday in japan yes even more so than christmas which isn t even a public holiday in japan.
For many non japanese especially newcomers to japan many of the customs and traditions of new year may seem hard to understand. During shougatsu japanese houses are decorated with new year ornaments. First at the gate of the house or at the door if they don t have a gate you see a pair of bamboo pine leaves ornaments.
Generally there are ceremonies in temples or shrines of various areas held on january 15th where a fire is built to collect and burn the oshogatsu decorations. The new year in japan has its own customs and traditions. We ll share how japanese people celebrate the new year with unique japanese new year activities culture and traditions.
If you are in japan for the new year you might be surprised that instead of a big party new year s eve in japan is a quiet evening spent with one s family. However although we all celebrate the same thing we tend to celebrate it differently. Mochi a type of chewy rice cake is a classic japanese new year s food these little round cakes are even used in certain new year s decorations such as the kagami mochi.