☆Food in New Year Day☆

　January 1st　are called shougatsu in Japan. January 1st is called gantan and is a national holiday. Shogatsu is the most important holiday in Japan. People say to each other "akemashite omedetou gozaimasu" whenever they see at the first time in the new year.
Japanese people eat special dishes called osechi ryouri during shogatsu. Each dish has a particular meaning. For example, prawns for long life, kuromame for health, kazunoko for fertility, tazukuri for a good harvest, kurikinton for happiness, and more.



　I　look forward to New Year Day. For New Year holidays, I can meet a family and a relative. And I like osechi ryouri. kurikinton is sweet and delicious of all others. But I think will not get a New Year's gift anymore. I can't put up with New Year Day.

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