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	Japanese Festivals - Omisoka - New Year's Eve - Southeast Asia
		The Japanese spend days of preparation for Omisoka.
		The spring cleaning, Osouji, begins in the beginning of December.
		Omisoka starts when families settle down to watch special New Year Eve variety shows.
	www.bellaonline.com /articles/art26216.asp (552 words)

	Omisoka
		Omisoka is on December 31, which is the last day of the year.
		There are many things to do on Omisoka, and it is a busy day for Japanese people.
		But it is an important day to end the year and to prepare to meet the new year.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/om/Omisoka.html (157 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Omisoka (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Omisoka, New Year’s Eve, is an important day in Japanese tradition, as it is the day before the most important holiday of the year: New Year.
		On Omisoka it is traditional to eat noodles to see the old year out; a
		A few minutes before midnight, crowds gather at the temple to hear the bell struck 108 times, a precaution intended to drive away all of the previous year’s sins and thus ensuring a fresh new start.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Omisoka (503 words)

	Omisoka
		Omisoka, New Year’s Eve, is an important day in Japanese tradition, as it is the day before the most important holiday of the year: New Year.
		On Omisoka it is traditional to eat noodles to see the old year out; a
		A few minutes before midnight, crowds gather at the temple to hear the bell struck 108 times, a precaution intended to drive away all of the previous year’s sins and thus ensuring a fresh new start.
	www.lgfl.net /lgfl/leas/ealing/web/EGFL1/teaching_learning/subjects/REandSACRE/Festival_calendar/Dec/Omisoka.htm (194 words)

	Omisoka - Japanese tradition on December 31
		Omisoka is on December 31, which is the last day of the year.
		It is a tradition to eat soba to see the old year out and the new year.
		But it is an important day to end the year and to prepare to meet the new year.
	www.japan-101.com /culture/omisoka.htm (228 words)

	East Asian Studies Center
		As a matter of fact, there is no traditional dinner menu for omisoka, but my family has sashimi and sushi as the main dishes.
		Since my hometown is quite small and quiet, you would never see a crazy throng of people trying to be the first to make a wish right after midnight.
		Now that I live far away from my hometown, the feast on omisoka is becoming the big reason that I would like to return home to Japan.
	www.indiana.edu /~easc/holidays/japan/omisoka.htm (396 words)

	New year in Japan - Anima Butterfly Forum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Omisoka is the day of New Year’s Eve.
		The reason people do the cleaning in the middle of winter is to get rid of the dirty of the passing year and to welcome the New Year with a fresh and serene mind.
		And on Omisoka, with preparing the New Year’s special dishes called Osechi-ryori, people finish up all the work of the year.
	www.razyboard.com /system/thread-newyearinjapan-sakura-79338-267485.html (475 words)

	» Blog Archive » Omisoka
		I decided to give my blog a little clean-up for the New Year as is traditional for Japanese households - See Omisoka.
		A good idea naturally but for a man who prefers the structured chaos of a cluttered room over a pristinely clean one, and when faced with the might that is Reiko`s disapproving frown, it`s a regrettable one.
		This entry was posted on Friday, December 30th, 2005 at 12:03 am and is filed under Misc, Blogging, Life in Japan.
	www.quaisi.net /omisoka (162 words)

	Ushering in the New Year - Explore Japan - Kids Web Japan - Web Japan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		In order to usher in the new year feeling fresh, families have to finish up cleaning their house and making preparations for the New Year holidays by omisoka.
		Kids are in the middle of winter break, and they usually help out with the chores.
		New Year's Eve is the one day of the year when kids don't get scolded for staying up late.
	web-japan.org /kidsweb/calendar/december/omisoka.html (411 words)

	New Page 1
		Many Omisoka traditions are Buddhist, but they are entwined with Shinto traditions and they bring the festival wheel full circle back to Shogatsu.
		Omisoka, the time leading up to the new year, is one of the most important times in Japan and also means a new start in one’s personal life.
		One of the most interesting Omisoka traditions that originally came from China is the the ritual moment that truly ends the old year, destroys all “sins” and announces the renewal of the world: the midnight ringing of the temple bells.
	members.aol.com /zensoho/ZEN/NewYear.htm (1072 words)

	Omisoka: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com
		...Omisoka Omisoka Omisoka is on December 31, which is the last day of the year....things to do on Omisoka, and it is a busy day for Japanese people.
		...Cultural Festival Shichigosan Obon Omisoka pped with an airlocked hatch).
		Post a link to definition / meaning of " Omisoka " on your site.
	www.encyclopedian.com /om/Omisoka.html (248 words)

	English \| Japanese customs
		Omisoka is the last day of the year, which is December 31st.
		Preparations for the New Year are to be made by Omisoka.
		Typically, the Japanese spend Omisoka night eating mandarin oranges in Kotatsu (a table with a heater and a coverlet) and watching NHK Kohaku Utagassen (the annual singing contest on New Year’s Eve).
	www.k-mil.gr.jp /kie/foreign/life/custom.html (1709 words)

	omisoka - new year’s eve meal (toshi-koshi soba) · plastique monkey
		omisoka - new year’s eve meal (toshi-koshi soba) ·; plastique monkey
		omisoka - new year’s eve meal (toshi-koshi soba)
		in japan, the last day of year is called “omisoka” - new year’s eve.
	www.plastiquemonkey.com /2006/12/31/omisoka-new-years-eve-meal-toshi-koshi-soba (784 words)

	adidas Japan Omisoka Micropacer \| Hypebeast
		Omisoka translates to New Year's Eve in Japan and is arguably one of the most important days of the year as many events carried out on that day all relate back to the bringing in of the new year.
		The Omisoka Micropacer features a red and white upper with thick fl accents.
		Look for these to release in limited numbers of 2,845 on December 31st.
	www.hypebeast.com /2007/07/adidas-japan-omisoka-micropacer (119 words)

	Shogatsu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		A special altar known as a toshidana ("year shelf") is piled high with kagamimochi (flat rice cakes), sake (rice wine), and other foods in honor of the toshigami.
		On Omisoka, or New Year's Eve night, families visit Buddhist temples to hear the bells rung 108 times, which dispel the evils of the past year.
		The next day when people visit the Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines for the first time of the new year is called Hatsumode and is also very important in Japanese tradition.
	www.bridgewater.edu /~dhuffman/soc306/f04grp4/index.htm (336 words)

	rocksea » Indian influence on Japanese traditions & culture
		At Omisoka, the Japanese New Year Eve, one can hear the joyanokane, the ringing of a temple bell 108 times as the new year is born.
		It is for this reason that it is considered very unlucky in Japan to die near the end of the year!
		The zodiac system that you mention, with the 12 houses was adopted in India after contact with west - can’t quite recall when it was, but it is not the original Indian system.
	www.rock-sea.net /india-japan-tradition-culture (1175 words)

	Link Banners - Aichi Center for Japanese Studies
		The final day of the year is known to the Japanese as 'Omisoka'.
		People living in big cities take a break and return to their hometowns to spend the New Year with their families, friends and relatives.
		On this day, many families gather around the television to watch special omisoka programs and eat 'toshi-koshi' (year-crossing) noodles hoping that one's life will be as long as the noodles.
	www.yamasa.org /acjs/chinese/link_december.html (790 words)

	OMISOKA Articles Omisoka (???, Omisoka?), New Year's
		People tend to be very busy on Omisoka because they have much to do to prepare for the new year, and New Year's Day in particular.
		The purpose of all this is to get ready to welcome in the new year with everything—including people's minds and bodies—in a fresh, clean state, all ready for the new beginning New Year's Day is held to signify.
		Another regular feature of Omisoka starts at 7:30 pm when public broadcaster NHK airs Kohaku Uta Gassen ("Red vs white singing contest"), one of the country's most-watched television programs.
	amazines.com /Omisoka_related.html (637 words)

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		Therefore, to make the house pure and fresh for the commencement of the new year, Japanese people subject their homes to rigorous cleaning beginning in mid-December.
		On omisoka, or New Year's Eve, people usually eat toshikoshi soba (buckwheat noodles).
		Eating the long toshikoshi soba without breaking it is a symbol of long life.
	www.city.yokohama.jp /me/naka/contents/english/nwtn/02/0211/newyear.html (678 words)

	JapanCorner News
		Emperor Akihito inherited the throne when his father Emperor Hirohito died in 1989, so since 1990 Emperor Akihito’s birthday, December 23rd, has been a national holiday.
		Emperor Akihito is the 125th descendant of Japan’s first emperor, Jimmu, who acceded to the throne in 660 B.C. December 31st — Omisoka
		On New Year's Eve (Omisoka), it is customary to eat toshi-koshi soba -- buckwheat noodles in broth -- the noodles representing best wishes for a long life.
	www.japancorner.com /news/festival.asp?story=16 (293 words)

	The Japanese American Historical Society of San Diego (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Kyoto, as many know, is not only a city of temples and shrines, it is also a city of bells.
		Great bells that on December 31 fill the city with their deep booming resonance as they welcome in the time we call New Year's Eve and the Japanese call Omisoka.
		Temple bells all over Japan are rung at midnight to speed out the old year and welcome in the new year.
	www.jahssd.org /cgi-bin/page2.cgi?e_friendship (582 words)

	Undercover in Japan » 2005 » December
		I decided to give my blog a little clean-up for the New Year as is traditional for Japanese households - See Omisoka.
		With the coming of the New Year in Japan we`re all supposed to clean away the untidiness of the previous year in preparation for a new start.
		A good idea naturally but for a man who prefers the structured chaos of a cluttered room over a pristinely clean one, and when faced with the might that is Reiko`s disapproving frown, it`s a regrettable one.
	quaisi.net /2005/12 (1103 words)

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		So, if you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, St. Nicholas Day, Ramadan, Eid al Fitr, Fiesta of our Lady of Guadalupe, St. Lucia Day, Kwanzaa, Omisoka, Winter Solstice, or New Years Day...
		We wish you and your family a safe and happy holiday season!
	www.storm.ca /eupdate.html (354 words)

	omisoka - Definitions from Dictionary.com
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	ja #22823 #26214 #26085 Omisoka is on... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		ja:大晦日 Omisoka is on December 31, which is the last day of the year.
		This number is believed to be number of sins and ill thought that can take place in a human mind and by striking a gong, these could be driven away.
		A copy of the license is included in the section entitled
	www.geodatabase.de /Omisoka (333 words)

	Nobuko Koseki - BCIT Student (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		On the New Year's eve, we call Omisoka, is December 31.
		We eat buckwheat noodles and stay up late to listen to temple bells which are tolled 108 times at midnight.
		This custom comes from the Buddest belief that human being are born with 108 earthly desired and temple bells on Omisoka release them one by one.
	www.dennissylvesterhurd.com /students/99a0004/nobuko.htm (644 words)

	Japanese Traditional Culture Japanese Food Four Seasons in Japan
		In December, towns are bustling with activity in preparation for greeting January, which is called "Shinshun" - early spring.
		Especially, New Year's Eve is called "omisoka" when everybody enjoys eating traditional "Toshikoshi-Soba"(buck wheat noodles), looking back upon the old year.
		The towns are busy in a different way in early New Year when people pray at shrines for New Year's happiness.
	www.indojin.com /aboutjapan/seasons.htm (489 words)

	Takeshi Asai's Japanese Newsletter - New Yearfs Traditions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		In addition, houses must be thoroughly cleaned on Omisoka (New Yearfs Eve day).
		Following the purification of onefs memory, office, home, and finances, all Shogatsu decorations--Kadomatsu (bamboo decorations hung at entrances) and Shimenawa (a spray of pine and other traditional items)--must be displayed, and all special Shogatsu dishes called Osechi Ryori must be completely prepared.
		Around midnight of Omisoka, Buddhist priests ring temple bells 108 times, one each for the exact number of bad desires in Buddhism.
	www.takeshiasai.com /writing/newyear.html (391 words)

	new year's in japan, new year bells in japan, new year cards, new year allowance, otoshidama, new year foods, osechi, ...
		Even though omisoka (New Year's Eve) marks the grand finale of the year, there are almost no New Year's Eve parties often seen in other countries.
		In fact, omisoka in Japan takes on quite a solemn atmosphere.
		For many families it is a time to share a quiet evening,have toshikoshi soba(year-bridging noodles), and hear joya no kane (New Year bells).
	www.jun-gifts.com /others/culturalcalendar4/culturalcalendar4.htm (1612 words)

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