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Countries all around the world celebrate New Year’s Day. But nowhere do they celebrate it like they do in Japan. Think Christmas on steroids, and you’re halfway there. Shogatsu, named after the first month of the Japanese calendar, lasts three full days. It’s the biggest holiday of the year, barnone. The Japanese hold special “bonekai” New Year’s [...] Today is the Granddaddy of all holidays. Celebrated around the world, New Year’s Day transcends culture, language and religion. The strange thing is, how of all days did this arbitrary night–December 31 to January 1–come to represent the changing of the solar calendar? It is neither a solstice nor equinox, nor the anniversary of any momentous event. Russia [...] |
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