おしょうがつ・Japanese New year お正月もういくつ寝るとお正月お正月には凧あげてこまをまわして遊びましょう早く来い来いお正月おしょうがつもういくつねるとおしょうがつおしょうがつにはたこあげてこまをまわしてあそびましょうはやくこいこいおしょうがつお正月もういくつ寝るとお正月お正月には毬ついて追い羽根ついて遊びましょう早く来い来いお正月おしょうがつもういくつねるとおしょうがつおしょうがつにはまりついておいばねてあそびましょうはやくこいこいおしょうがつＮｅｗＹｅａｒＳｏｎｇ How many more nights to sleep until New Year's Day In the New Year's holidays, let's fly a kite Let's play with a spinning top Come, come quickly, New Year's Day ＮｅｗＹｅａｒＳｏｎｇ How many more nights to sleep until New Year's Day In the New Year's holidays, let's bounce ball Let's play battledore Come, come quickly, New Year's Day Celebrate Japanese New Year In Japan "shogatsu (New Year's holidays)" is a time when everybody takes a few days off to celebrate the arrival of the new year. It is often called "oshogatsu" Many people who are away from home, return to spend time with their family. Just like Christmas in West, the Japanese are looking forward to "oshogatsu." Traditional Activities • • • • • • • • • • • • A Big year end cleaning Setting New Year’s decorations Preparing new year dishes Eating customary Toshi koshi soba Waiting up to hear night bell for 108 times Visiting a shrine or temple to pray for health & happiness Flying kites, spinning top; playing battledore; bouncing ball Giving money for children; sending –receiving new year card Writing calligraphic Old Saying good dreams “ichi fuji;ni taka;san nasubi”( Mt fuji at the first,hawk at the second ,eggplant at the third) • • • • • • • • • • 初詣(はつもうで)に行(い)く大掃除(おおそうじ)をするお雑煮(ぞうに)を食(た)べる除夜(じょや)の鐘(かね)を聞(き)くおせち料理(りょうり)を作(つく)る年越(としこ)しそばを食(た)べるお年玉(としだま)をあげる年賀状(ねんがじょう)をもらう新年会(しんねんかい)を開(ひら)く門松(かどまつ)やお飾(かざ)りを飾(かざ)るおせちりょうりおせちりょうり・重箱ねんがじょうはつゆめ New year expression 1. 明(あ)けましておめでとうございます｡ 2. 新年( しんねん)おめでとうございます｡ 3. 謹賀新年 (きんがしんねん) 4. 迎春(げいしゅん) 5. 昨年(さくねん)は大変(たいへん)お世話(せわ) になりありがとうございました｡