Japan / Tradition

Japan / Tradition · 05. May 2021

Carp streamer (Koinobori) in my town Inagi, a suburb of Tokyo Karpfenfahnen (Koinobori) in meiner Stadt Inagi im Vorort Tokyos

Japan / Tradition · 05. May 2013

Today, on May 5, we celebrate Children's Day (also called Boys' Festival) for a healthy and successful life of boys. Heute, am 5. Mai, feiern wir in Japan den Tag der Kinder (auch das Knabenfest genannt) für ein gesundes und erfolgreiches Leben der Jungen. Koinobori (こいのぼり) in my neighbourhood / in meiner Nachbarschaft Carp streamers flying in the breeze symbolize power and strength. Die im leichten Wind fliegenden Karpfen-Fahnen symbolisieren Kraft und Macht.

Japan / Tradition · 02. January 2013

The Japanese New Year (正月) starts with Osechi cuisine (おせち料理). Colourful dishes packed in layers of lacquer boxes are served at home. Traditionally people prepare osechi by New Year's Eve. However, it is time-consuming to prepare so many kinds of dishes, so nowadays many people buy ready-made osechi.

Japan / Tradition · 01. January 2013

A Happy New Year! Ein glückliches Neues Jahr! あけましておめでとうございます

Japan / Tradition · 31. December 2012

Omisoka (大晦日) or New Year's Eve (Silvester) is an important day for the Japanese. As midnight approaches, Buddhist temple bells throughout the country are beaten 108 times to renounce the 108 worldly desires (除夜の鐘).

Japan / Tradition · 18. December 2012

Only less than one percent of the Japanese population are Christians. (1,060,169 Christians as of 2012) In spite of this, the entire country is decorated with Christmas trees and every store is busy with Christmas sale now.