- 2010-12-25 (土) 9:30
- Japanese Culture | Japanese food | Japanese Tradition | Life in Tokyo | 未分類
Merry Christmas!
…and the next thing to think about is the coming year 
In Japanese, New Year’s Eve is called Ohmisoka (大晦日).
Misoka (晦日) means ‘last day of the month’, and New Year’ Eve is the most important month-end, so it is called Oh(大, big)-misoka.
People tend to be very busy on Ohmisoka, because they have much to do to prepare for the new year, and New Year’s Day in particular.
Through cleaning is usually done in spring in the West, as there is a term ’spring cleaning’, but in Japan, it is often done on the last few days of the year. In Japanese style houses, this cleaning involves changing the paper on Shoji (障子) doors and setting Tatami (畳) mats out to air in the sun. The purpose doing this in the cold winter is to get ready to welcome in the new year with everything—including people’s minds and bodies—in a fresh, clean state.
After cleaning and all, it is time for supper.
Around 23:00 on Ohmisoka, people often gather at home to have a bowl of Soba. This Soba eaten in Ohmisoka is called Toshikoshi Soba (年越しそば, year-crossing noodles). This tradition has the meaning of a wish to be able to live a very long (like Soba) life.
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