How the Japanese celebrate the New Year and other holidays.”

Christmas, July 4, Veterans Day, and New Year’s Eve. Just some of the American holidays on Christmas we give gifts, on July 4 we have fireworks and on veterans day we might go to the beach. In every country they have there holidays and different ways of celebrating those holidays. How do you celebrate your most of the holidays in your country ?


In Japan they have thirteen different holidays. Which almost all are different then the ones in our country. Except for the most important one that we celebrate in our country as well, the New Year is the most important holiday in Japan and is one of biggest holidays in our country. Shogatsu, the Japan New Year is celebrated for days... both before and after January 1st. The Japanese celebrate many “first” of the New Year.... Among them are the first shrine visit and the first sunrise. Starting just bef...