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New Year's Day in Japan

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Mr. Apple's New Year's Day.

He had Osechi-ryori, Zoni and Toso in the morning.



OSECHI-RYORI

Specially prepared New Year's food, beautifully arranged in lacquer boxes. The name of many of the delicacies reflect the hope for the family's health and prosperity.










ZONI

A special New Year's soup with rice cakes and vegitables.



TOSO
Sake steeped in toso herbs. Drinking toso on new year's day was traditionally thought to prevent illness.



In the afternoon, he went to Hatsumode. People visit shrines and temples to pray for health and hapiness in the comming year.





     

Mr. Apple ate an apple candy in the park.



SHISHI-MAI


After that, he went a shopping mall to see SHISHI-MAI, the lion dance.
In the past, it was popular to go from house to house and perform a simple lion dance at entrance to celebrate New Year's. The lion dance was perfomed by several individuals wearing lion masks and hidden under a cloth covering;It was thought to drive away evil.
At the end of the dance, the lion "bites" the heads of some watchers, to bring luck.








10 comentarios:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 10, 2014 at 8:53 AM

    aww this looks awesome! you guys are funny because your giving candy apple to mr.apple

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 10, 2014 at 8:54 AM

    Mr. Apple is a really cool person. We really miss him. He looks really cool in his new clothing and the food in Japan looks great. Mr. Apple did eat his own kind, a candy apple. When was the lion dance first started in Japan? Whose idea was it to do it for New Year's?

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 10, 2014 at 8:59 AM

    Mr apple looks like he s having a good time

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  4. AnonymousJanuary 10, 2014 at 9:00 AM

    i think Mr.Apple have a great time with Japan.

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  5. AnonymousJanuary 10, 2014 at 9:02 AM

    Looks awesome. The backround is realy good and tell a lot about the place. Also some pictures are kinda funny.

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  6. AnonymousJanuary 10, 2014 at 9:03 AM

    That is awesome! Mr.Apple looks like he's enjoying his stay in Japan. He's seen the SHISHI-MAI lion dance, been to parks, and eaten traditional Japanese food! I hope he continues to have a great time in Japan.

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  7. AnonymousJanuary 10, 2014 at 9:08 AM

    thank you so much for taking Mr. Apple with you to different trips. I saw the pictures and I learned alot about the Japanese culture. I would also like to know more about the SHI-SHI MAI dance, since I am also a dancer. We didn't get your mascot yet but I really think that we would like it. we would really try and take him wherever we can. love your mascot.

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  8. AnonymousJanuary 10, 2014 at 9:08 AM

    I can't believe Mr. Apple is already in JAPAN!!!!! He looks like he's having a pleasurable time there! What kind of food was in those pictures????

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  9. UnknownJanuary 12, 2014 at 3:25 PM

    Thank you for your comments! I think this movie will help you learn about the lion dance further more. http://youtu.be/eiss45hlA-Y

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  10. UnknownJanuary 12, 2014 at 3:29 PM

    >What kind of food was in those pictures????

    Osechi-ryori. New Year's food.
    伊達巻き (sweet omlet)
    かずのこ (salted herring roe)
    栗きんとん (sweet potato and chestnut)
    田作り (teriyaki small dried sardines)
    黒豆 (sweet black beans)
    かまぼこ (steamed fish paste)
    こぶまき (rolled kelp with fish)
    鯛 (sea bream)
    海老の酒蒸し (sake steamed shrimp)
    金平ごぼう (fried burdock root)
    れんこん (simmered lotus root)

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