Japanese New Year

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2022 animal zodiac?

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Year of the Rabbit

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A 'bonenkai' party is for...

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forgetting the troubles of the last year

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A 'kadomatsu' is...

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All of the above.

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Noodle eaten on New Year's Eve?

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toshikoshisoba

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'kohaku uta gassen' is a New Year's Eve song battle between which two colours?

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Red and White

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What is 'mochi'?

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rice cake

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Buddhist temple bell is rung 107 times on New Year's Eve, how many times after midnight?

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once

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Custom before praying at the shrine:

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clap twice, bow twice, clap once

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'omikuji' predicts bad luck. What to do?

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Tie the omikuji paper to a tree or rope at the shrine to stop the prediction.

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'Susuharai' is the New Tradition of ...

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cleaning to remove dust from the old year