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Article: Oshogatsu: the Japanese New Year.(Americans and Japanese, the New Year's holiday)
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- Faces: People, Places, and Cultures
- Article date:
- January 1, 2006
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"Happy New Year!" shout the thousands of people crowded into New York City's Times Square on December 31 as the ball falls at midnight, officially beginning a new year. People all across America welcome the new year at parties with friends and family. Restaurants offer dinners complete with party hats, noisemakers, and confetti. The young and old alike make New Year's resolutions for changes they want to make in their lives. January 1 is a national holiday and, for many Americans, a day of rest and relaxation.
Oshogatsu, or "New Month," is the most important Japanese national holiday and is celebrated for about two weeks. In Japan, as in the United States, there ...
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