Happy New Year 2010!
It's been a year since I started writing about Japanese culture. I am glad to have written something Japanese for 365 days last year. Thank you for reading.
The new year has just begun. This is the year of tiger (寅年：tora doshi). In Japanese calendar it is Heisei 21 nen(平成21年：heisei nijyuichi nen). January 1 is called ganjitsu (元日). And in the morning of ganjitsu is called gantan (元旦).
January 1 has been a national holiday to celebrate the new year since 1948. New Year's Day is called shogatsu (正月), especially for the first three days are called shogatsu sanganichi (正月三箇日).
The things of the New Year's Day are hatsu mode(初詣): the first visit of the year to the shrines or temples, hatsu hinode (初日の出): the first sunrise of the year, and nenga (年賀): greetings. New Year's greeting cards are called nenga jo(年賀状). I really like to get New Year's cards. Everyone has a unique card. Nengajo is a once a year present to family and friends here and there.
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