[ bruce this is exactly why she's glad she asked you. you're so informative in your tl;dr -- and she sadly usually sees it as JUST LONG ENOUGH, READ FINE THANKS ]
Thank you, Mr. Wayne. I've been hearing different things, and when Naruto's mother asked, I didn't have an answer for her. I'll make sure she hears about this.
[ also thanks dude now I know what to get to be socially acceptable by people who acknowledge this holiday yay? ]
New Year's is a more important holiday in Japan than Christmas is. There's an assortment of traditional food and games associated with the festivals. At midnight the temple bells are rung 108 times as per Buddhist tradition. There's a strong emphasis on the "first" of many things to occur in the new year- first temple visit, first sunrise, etc. It's customary to give children money as a gift for New Year's, in contrast to the Western Christmas traditions.
How religious would you say the celebrations are at "heart?" Then again it's a guess if anything about those would be important come the 31st. Still odd to see the "New Year" coming earlier than I expected... then again the whole calendar feels a little strange.
People have celebrated the holidays non-religiously for generations. New Years especially I wouldn't worry about- everyone is capable of celebrating the new year. I'm willing to bet we'll see more of the celebratory aspects of Christmas than the religious ones aboard the ship.
Coming earlier as in it hasn't been a full year since your last one or it's celebrated at a different time relative to when it was celebrated in your world?
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Re: text | and i am a slow machine | earlier this month
Date: 2010-12-21 07:57 am (UTC)Thank you, Mr. Wayne. I've been hearing different things, and when Naruto's mother asked, I didn't have an answer for her. I'll make sure she hears about this.
[ also thanks dude now I know what to get to be socially acceptable by people who acknowledge this holiday yay? ]
Re: text | whateva whateva | earlier this month
Date: 2010-12-21 03:50 pm (UTC)The differences could depend on the cultures of the people ask, but hopefully this clears some things up.
[aww yeah socially acceptable HIGH FIVE]
Re: text | <3 | earlier this month
Date: 2010-12-21 05:36 pm (UTC)[ wait wait she has... another question. ]
Do you happen to know if Japan had any particular kinds of New Years celebrations?
Re: text | <3 | earlier this month
Date: 2010-12-21 06:16 pm (UTC)Any particular questions?
Re: text | <3 | earlier this month
Date: 2010-12-26 05:01 am (UTC)Re: text | <3 | earlier this month
Date: 2010-12-26 05:27 am (UTC)Coming earlier as in it hasn't been a full year since your last one or it's celebrated at a different time relative to when it was celebrated in your world?
Re: text | <3 | earlier this month
Date: 2010-12-26 06:08 am (UTC)Re: text | <3 | earlier this month
Date: 2010-12-26 06:10 am (UTC)Re: text | <3 | earlier this month
Date: 2010-12-26 06:16 am (UTC)Thank you, Mr. Wayne. You've been very helpful.
Re: text | <3 | earlier this month
Date: 2010-12-26 01:34 pm (UTC)