Hello!
I was finally able to finish my video dedicated to the customs and
traditions people follow during the New Year's holiday here in Japan.
Despite the fact that the video is so big I could bared scratch the surface of what everything means
and where everything originates from.
I hope you'll enjoy it.
Thank you for all of your support so far.
Eleni in Japan
TOPICS
Bonenkai 00:02:33
Religion 00:04:11
Clean and then clean some more 00:05:38
Decorations 00:07:17
Shopping anyone? 00:09:54
New Year's Eve 00:13:28
Buddhist Temple 00:21:13
New Year's day 00:26:21
Shinto shrine 00:32:02
Saying goodbye 00:36:23
DEFINITIONS
正月- しょうがつ: shogatsu - New Year's Holiday
忘年会 -ぼうねんかい : bonenkai - End of the Year party
居酒屋-いざかや: izakaya - Japanese style pub
年神 - としがみ: toshigami - the God of the New Year
お掃除 - おそうじ: osouji - the big cleaning
しめ縄・しめ飾り: しめなわ-しめかざり: shimenawa - shimekazari - Decorative crowns made from straw or pine
門松 - かどまつ: kadomatsu - Decorative pot made from bamboo
鏡餅 - かがみもち: kagami mochi - the Gods' resting chair
年越し蕎麦 - としこしそば: toshikoshi soba - Celebratory soup for the New Year (with soba noodles)
甘酒 - あまざけ: amazake - Sweet alcoholic drink made from rice
御節料理 - おせちりょうり: osechi ryori - New Year's celebratory cuisine
除夜の鐘 - じょやのかね: Joya no kane - the ringing of the bell
重箱 - じゅうばこ: juubako - a box with lots of layers
栗きんとん - くりきんとん: kurikinton - golden chestnut
黒豆 - くろまめ: kuromame - black beans
蒲鉾 - かまぼこ: kamaboko - boiled fish cake
コンブ - 藻類: konbu - seaweed
喜ぶ - よろこぶ： yorokobu - I'm happy /I'm elated
伊達巻 - だてまき datemaki - egg roll / like an omelette
日本酒 - にほんしゅ: nihonshu (sake) - Japanese liquor
初詣 - はつもうで: hatsumode - the first visit of the year to a shrine or a temple
おみくじ: omikuji - Fortune paper
お守り - おまもり： omamori - charm
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18 сен 2024
