Oshogatsu
New Year's Day
(Janualy 1st is called "Ganjitsu 元日" and the morning of Jan. 1st is called "Gantan 元旦".)


New Year's Day is a very special holiday for Japanese just like Christmas for Christians..

Hatsuhinode

Osechi	Hatsumoude	Shishimai
(o)toso	-	-
Zouni	Nengajo	Owari-Manzai
Shimenawa	* takoage (kite) * komamawashi (top) * fukuwarai * karuta * hanetsuki	-
Kadomatsu	Ne-shougatsu Ne寝　means sleep Shogatsu 正月 means New Year Ne-shogatsu means a sleep-in New Year.	Haregi
kagamimochi	nenshi	Hanetsuki
sambaso	otoshidama	-
hatsu-yume	-	-