New Year's is the most important holiday in japan and has businesses shutting down from December 29 all the way to January 3rd. Around this time of year houses are decorated with ornaments made of pine, plum trees and bamboo, also homes are cleaned to welcome the new year.
On New years eve toshikoshi soba is eaten before midnight for a long life, eating them after midnight means bad luck. Shrines at this time are preparing for the endless amount of visitors that will come to visit them. At these shrines people will send out prayers for what they hope for in the year and obtain their fortunes with o-mikuji.
Happy New Years Everyone!
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