A new year celebration in Japan

January 1st is a special day for Japanese people.
-families get together
-eat a special meal boxes, so called "Ossechy"
-eat vegetable soup dipped with a rice cake, so called "Ozounny"
-give money to kids, so called "Otoshi-Damma"
-drink flavored rice wine, so called "Otosso"

Please take a look at my photos below; those are things we have had in this new year events.

home-made "Ossechy" with Champaign and Red Wine

Each food has special implication regarding to health, wealth and future.

I will describe those implications someday as a new post.

"Ozounny"

Hard to see a rice cake but it is dipped under carrot.

"Otosso"

This is a traditional sake pitcher and sake cups (looks like small dishes).

We pour flavoured sake into sake cup (golden ones) and drink it.

"Otoshi-Damma"

Usually, we put some bills in it and give it to kids.  (sometimes relatives or other person as well)

The illustrates on the envelop represent the typical goods of new year in Japan.