JPNS 2209 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Hinamatsuri, Asian Arowana, Osechi

• School: Mount Royal University
• Department: Japanese
• Course: JPNS 2209
• Professor: Yuriko Tanaka

Document Summary

People welcome the gods/ new year god at the beginning of the year. Kadomatsu are decorations of pine branches and bamboo for the new year that are placed on both sides of the entrances. Shimekazari is a ne(cid:449) year"s de(cid:272)oratio(cid:374) (cid:449)ith rice straw rope, shimenawa. Kagamimochi are two pieces of stacked round rice cakes that are used as an offering to the gods. Osechi ryori is a specially prepared ne(cid:449) year"s food, (cid:271)eautifully arranged in lacquer boxes . Many of the delicacies inside are named in hopes for the fa(cid:373)ily"s health and prosperity . Otoso is sake/mirin(sweet sake) steeped in toso herbs. Drinking toso on ne(cid:449) year"s day is traditionally thought to prevent illness / bad luck . Ozoni is a special new year"s soup with rice cakes . There are several ways to prepare ozoni, depending on the regions .