2010-01-11

New-year decoration 2010.1.5



Japan’s houses and offices are decorated with traditional garnishes in the new-year season.

We see Kadomatsu, a pair of decorations consisted of bamboos, pine leaves and papers in front of the entrances of houses and offices.
We also find Shimekazari, a decoration made of strews, grasses and papers on the doors.
With Kadomatsu and Shimekazari, people celebrate a New Year and pray for happiness.

Some people display the decorations in the first seven days of the year. Others show them in the first 15 days.

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