Another Text Post, I Guess?

Sorry, I was too lazy to draw a picture, but Happy New Year's, anyway!
Traditionally, in Japan, New Year's is celebrated on the same day as the Chinese New Year, but we've celebrated it on the 1st of January since 1873. In Japan New Year's is called "お正月" or oshōgatsu. There are a lot of different types of food eaten at celebrations, a couple different fish things, a lot of bean related food, and my fave, mochi!!! :D 
Also, the Buddhist temples will ring their bells 108 times, which can get a bit annoying, really. My house growing up wasn't all that far away from a temple so the ringing would drive me crazy.
One more thing that I have always done is called "The Firsts of The Year"
Like the first sunrise of the year, the first temple trip of the year (although I don't think there's a temple in my city, so I'll just make my apartment look like one) and the first dream of the year, which is supposed to hold special meaning and predict events to take place in the new year. Also there's the first tea ceremony and the first shopping sale, haha. And there are generally choirs singing to Beethoven's Ninth. 
So tomorrow I'm going to take part in my own hatsumode and hatsugama which are the first temple visit and tea ceremony :) 
You all have fun celebrating New Year's in your own ways :D
新年あけましておめでとうございます Happiness to you on the dawn of a New Year.                                           
今年もよろしくお願いします I hope for your favour again in the coming year.

Love always~ Shigeru (The Cat Lord)