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1. New year in Japan

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Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Japan includes 4 large (Hokkaido,
Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu) and more than 3000 small islands.
The state covers an area of about 400 thousand square meters. km, on
which 125 million people live. The capital of Japan is Tokyo (about 12
million people).
Japan is a constitutional monarchy. Formally, the state is ruled by the
Japanese emperor (mikado), but in fact the country is ruled by the
chairman of the government (prime minister).
The state language is Japanese. In
addition, English and Chinese are also
quite common in the country.
Japan's currency is the yen (¥).

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New Year in Japan is celebrated on the night of the thirty-first of
December to the first of January. The celebration takes a whole
week – from the twenty-eighth of December to the third of January.
The Japanese celebrate the New Year solemnly, with observance
of traditions and rituals

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on the first of january, there are important events in the life of japanese
people: the first dawn of the year (hatsuhinode), with the onset of which
they go out into the streets and congratulate each other; the first trip to
the temple (hatsumode); the first tea ceremony (hatsugama); the first
work (shigoto-hajime). On this day, friends and relatives go to visit each
other with congratulations.

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Japanese Christmas decorations are very unusual.
Instead of the usual Christmas tree with colorful
balls, the houses of this people are decorated with
kadomatsu, which means "pine at the entrance". It is
made, as a rule, from pine and bamboo, which are
woven with rice straw rope. Kadomatsu is a
traditional greeting to the deity of The new year
festival. Decorate these products according to
personal preferences, usually with fern branches,
oranges, bunches of seaweed or dried shrimp. Of
course, every detail of the decoration carries a
symbolic meaning.
At home, the Japanese decorate with bouquets of
bamboo or willow branches, they hang mochi balls
in the form of flowers, fish or fruits. This decoration
is called motibana, it is painted in yellow, green, pink
colors. Such products are an integral part of the
traditional Japanese New year, because after seeing
this decoration, the deity of the holiday Toshigami
begins his work-taking care of the owners

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traditional dishes are osechi ryori: sweet potato puree with chestnuts,
sweet black soy, fish pies, boiled seaweed, herring caviar, dried
anchovies with soy sauce, sushi and sashimi. for dessert: sweet
chestnut puree and fish omelette with sugar. on the new year's table
there are mochi-round loaves or tortillas

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The new year in Japan comes under one hundred and eight bells, which are
heard at midnight from Buddhist temples. The main thing in this rite is that
everyone can participate in such an important act. The bell is not rung by
Buddhist priests, but by the lucky ones who have been waiting in line since
morning to catch up. Each strike is carried out by groups of 8-12 people, so a
thousand people have time to put their hand to the main festive action.

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japanese people present each other with amulets and souvenirs.
Hamami have the form of arrows with white feathers and protect the
house from evil spirits. kumade ("bear's paw" – - a rake made of
bamboo that brings happiness to the owner. takarabune is a talisman
in the form of a boat with rice, on which sit the seven gods of luck

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It is customary in Japan to send New Year postcards. But the funny
thing is that the Japanese make these cards with their own hands
(it is believed that such cards are sent from the heart). In large
department stores, entire floors are given over to related
products, with the help of which you can create a postcard of your
own design. After the average Japanese drew such a postcard, he
carries it to the post office and drops it in the mailbox. Whenever
he does this (at least on March 1), the addressee will receive it on
January 1.

10.

Once in the distant seventh century, the famous Tokugawa
shogun ordered the Buddhist monk Tenkai to determine what,
in fact, is the essence of happiness, which he obediently
suggested: long life, material well-being, life satisfaction,
wisdom, strength and recognition. And each of these benefits
is brought by the seven gods as a gift for our efforts and
bestowal in the outgoing year. But none of Shichifukujin will
never reward the men with jewels and gold. To see a Treasure
ship (Takarabune) in a dream on new year's eve is also
considered the greatest happiness, since it is considered as a
good sign of Heaven.

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"Yaponskiy Dead Moroz"