Japanese New Year is like Spring Festival. Have you ever tried to feel the atmosphere of Japanese New Year?

The new grade in Japan is just like the Spring Festival in China. It is as lively as before, and it is also a festival to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new. Although I have never felt the atmosphere of Japanese New Year, I can also feel the atmosphere of Japanese New Year through Japanese film and television dramas and animation works. Different from the Spring Festival in China, although the Spring Festival in Japan is also a dinner party, families get together, but they eat mostly local Japanese food. For example, Japanese people like to eat some food separately. So, they don't eat around the table like people in China. They just cook side dishes one by one, and then everyone has a side dish in front of them. But in fact, what remains unchanged is the reunion of every household and the members of the league. They always cook for the whole family in the New Year, and then everyone gets together. In fact, there are many red things on the streets of Japan, not only to show the New Year, but also to show a festive atmosphere. These decorations can also promote the atmosphere of Japanese New Year.

Moreover, because Japan likes temple fairs very much, it will hold large and small New Year greetings and temple fairs during the New Year. People wear kimonos and go to temple fairs at night, where fireworks will be set off. There is a happy atmosphere around, and everyone is very happy. This festive atmosphere is very strong. And the New Year greeting is also to pray for good luck in the new year and get the blessing of the gods, so such traditional activities also have the specific significance of the New Year. Although Japanese New Year and China New Year are a little different, they are actually a kind of farewell to the old and welcome the new, and they also have a very sacred festive atmosphere. It is precisely because of the subtle differences that it is very interesting to experience the New Year in Japan. I hope I can feel the festive atmosphere and experience the local characteristics in the future.