Sunday, 4 January 2009

the three days of the New Year(Osyogatsu)

This is Osechi Ryori. It refer s to the special dishes served on the first three days of the New Year. Each of foods have meaning. For example, lotus root means what prospects for our future canbe bright. Japanese family eat these and zoni( it is soup containing rice cake, shiitake mushrooms, etc. It is also special dish eaten to celeblate the New Year in almost all Japanese households.)
Falling snow at Tanba city.

My friends and me drived to visit the Kiyoshi Kojin(shrine). Japanese think highly of Hatsumoude. Hatsumoude refers to the New Year's first visit to a shrine or temple to pray for safety and good health of family and own.

After visiting shrine, we went to skating in Amagasaki. I have to exsercise much because I had much food this holiday. Tomorrow our holiday will finish.

2 comments:

Tonykaku said...

Happy Happy New Year.
i hope you and your family and friends have
a safe, healthy and happy 2009

Nonchanbkk said...

Thank you for new year's message.
I also hope your happiness of 2009!!

It is so cold in Osaka todayX-(