Today, I’m going to compare Japanese Christmas and New Year with British Christmas and New Year.
In Britain, Christmas Day is a holiday, but Christmas Eve in not. People buy presents for friends and family and hide them until Christmas Eve. Then they put the presents under the Christmas tree. People usually have parties on Christmas Eve and spend Christmas Day with their family. On Christmas Day, people go to church, open their presents, eat Christmas lunch and watch the Queen’s Speech. Christmas lunch is usually roast turkey, roast potatoes, vegetables, mince pies and Christmas pudding.
In Japan, Christmas Day is not a holiday, nor is Christmas Eve. People buy presents for their partner and their children. Parents put the presents beside the children’s pillow after the child has gone to sleep. On Christmas Day, many people eat shortcake. It’s Japanese original custom. Japanese eat Sushi, Fried chicken, French fries and stew on Christmas Day. Many British people go to church on Christmas Day, but Japanese do not go to church because many Japanese are Buddhist, not Christian.
In Britain, New Year is a short holiday. Only January 1st is a holiday. People go to parties on New Year’s Eve, stay up until midnight with family and friends and celebrate New Year with champagne. Although January 2nd is not a holiday, many people stay home. There is no special food for New Year.
In Japan, New Year is a short holiday too. People eat buckwheat noodles on midnight of New Year Eve. January 1st, many people pay a visit to a shrine on New Year’s Day with own partner, family and relatives. People eat Japanese New Year food on January 1st. Most people receive New Year card and children get Hansel from parents and relatives. Many people leave own parents’ home on January 3rd or 4th.
In both Japan and Britain, people spend the holiday with family and friends. In Britain, people eat special food at Christmas, but in Japan people eat special food at New Year. In Britain, people give presents at Christmas and New Year. In Britain, Christmas is more important, but in Japan, New Year is more important.
I had a very good New Year. I went to shrine with my family when become New Year. New Year Day is my father’s 50th birthday. We celebrated and gave him birthday presents and ate shortcake! On January 3rd, I went to Dazaihu-Tenmangu with my friends in Fukuoka. There were so many people in the shrine.
In Britain, Christmas Day is a holiday, but Christmas Eve in not. People buy presents for friends and family and hide them until Christmas Eve. Then they put the presents under the Christmas tree. People usually have parties on Christmas Eve and spend Christmas Day with their family. On Christmas Day, people go to church, open their presents, eat Christmas lunch and watch the Queen’s Speech. Christmas lunch is usually roast turkey, roast potatoes, vegetables, mince pies and Christmas pudding.
In Japan, Christmas Day is not a holiday, nor is Christmas Eve. People buy presents for their partner and their children. Parents put the presents beside the children’s pillow after the child has gone to sleep. On Christmas Day, many people eat shortcake. It’s Japanese original custom. Japanese eat Sushi, Fried chicken, French fries and stew on Christmas Day. Many British people go to church on Christmas Day, but Japanese do not go to church because many Japanese are Buddhist, not Christian.
In Britain, New Year is a short holiday. Only January 1st is a holiday. People go to parties on New Year’s Eve, stay up until midnight with family and friends and celebrate New Year with champagne. Although January 2nd is not a holiday, many people stay home. There is no special food for New Year.
In Japan, New Year is a short holiday too. People eat buckwheat noodles on midnight of New Year Eve. January 1st, many people pay a visit to a shrine on New Year’s Day with own partner, family and relatives. People eat Japanese New Year food on January 1st. Most people receive New Year card and children get Hansel from parents and relatives. Many people leave own parents’ home on January 3rd or 4th.
In both Japan and Britain, people spend the holiday with family and friends. In Britain, people eat special food at Christmas, but in Japan people eat special food at New Year. In Britain, people give presents at Christmas and New Year. In Britain, Christmas is more important, but in Japan, New Year is more important.
I had a very good New Year. I went to shrine with my family when become New Year. New Year Day is my father’s 50th birthday. We celebrated and gave him birthday presents and ate shortcake! On January 3rd, I went to Dazaihu-Tenmangu with my friends in Fukuoka. There were so many people in the shrine.
