We go to a Jinjya to worship on New Year's Day. Jinja means a house of gods where
　we believe various gods live (e.g., business, traffic safety, escaping from evil, and
　romance. Also we worship to get our wishes.

       Sometimes, we wear traditional Kimonos on these days, but recently most young
   men don't wear them. Many women wear them for fashion.

      Food during the New Year's tends to be special as well. Traditionally, New Year's 　　food is placed in nestable, laquered boxes. These boxes contain food which does not
    spoil easily and which can obviate the need for cooking for the holidays. Contents
   vary from region to region, but popular items include candied black　beans, fish eggs
  attached to seaweed, dasheens, kelp, and fish. Another popular New Year's food with
  a regional flavor is the New Year's soup known as ozoni. In West Japan, it tends to be
  made with a soybean paste base giving it a whitish appearance, whereas in East Japan
  it tends to be made of fish stock making it more like a clear broth. This soup is usually
  eaten on New Year's Day, making it more of a family-oriented dish.

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