Christmas in Japan
Do you wonder what Christmas is like in Japan? December 25 is not a Japanese national holiday. Unless it is on weekend, Japanese people work and go to school on the day. Christmas is mostly a commercial event in Japan. The big corporations do the main decorating, lighting their buildings and the trees.
Although it is estimated that less than 1% of Japan’s population is Christian, many Western Christmas traditions have been adopted by the Japanese. Christmas trees are placed at home, and people enjoy having Christmas parties around Christmas Day. In recent years, European Christmas markets are also held in some Japanese cities and attract many visitors. Japanese forget-the-year parties called bonenkai commonly take place during December. You might see many drunk people in the streets on December nights.
The Japanese tend to find things of interest from abroad and transform them into something that is uniquely Japanese. Eating Christmas cakes is a Japanese way to celebrate Christmas Eve. You can find a wide selection of good-looking Christmas cakes at stores. Christmas Eve has also become a night for couples to go out and spend a romantic time together at fancy restaurants or hotels in Japan. It isn’t easy to make reservations for such restaurants and hotels at the last minute on the day.
Besides exchanging Christmas gifts, there is a custom of sending oseibo (the end of the year gift) in Japan.
Unlike Christmas in Japan, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day are celebrated rather quietly at home in Japan.
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Author: Yakami-chan
Born and raised in Japan, Moved to the US late 2007. I currently work for Intel in Application Engineering. I currently have a boyfriend we have together for 2 years soon to be married :D
12:14 am
But where’s Jesus in all of this? I do not know how anyone could condone this. CHRISTmas is being ruined by the japanese, I see. What about the Good, American Traditions we at Christwire covet and uphold?
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12:20 am
Jesus wasn’t even born on December 25th, around that time of the year was an entirely different holiday that Christians decided to adopt once they became a majority.
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12:52 am
Prove it, young immature rebellious harlot.
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1:38 am
Easy, it was called Saturnalia and it was celebrated by the Greeks.
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4:11 am
Now the Greeks are paying the price though for trying to copy the christians. Don’t you think that if the greeks actually came up with their own ideas to advance society they wouldn’t be plagued by a recession?
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4:43 am
You didn’t learn a damn thing in history class, did you jackoff?
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1:58 am
everyone Know Jesus wa snot born on 25th december seriously
In desert in israel its like -40 out there
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4:10 am
I don’t know which desert you were in when you were in Israel, because when I did missionary work there it was extremely hot. Also, just because something is cold it doesn’t mean people can’t have babies. I mean, just look at all of the occupy wall street orgies, many of which happen in socialist canada, the coldest of all nations. I’m sure plenty of hipstersexual babies were born in those tents, at least a few.
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4:49 am
Do you know how deserts work? If you were in an actual desert, you’d know that they’re fucking freezing cold at night! And you seriously think that a 14 year old girl could successfully give birth to a baby, considering that she had little to no help in delivering the child in freezing temperatures?
Did you go to school at all or were you beaten in the head until your brain stopped functioning properly?
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4:58 pm
socialist canada ? Lol our government is a fucking conservative one
we are been much more msierable since then
alors there were not any Babies Born during the Occupy Vancouver/montreal etc
Oh and I never been in a desert but I know more about this particular Biome than you will ever know about the entire world itself
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7:53 pm
And there it is the old religion proof it thing.
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5:08 pm
Silly Christian. Your calendar is PAGAN. Christmas was originally the Winter Solstice.
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2:07 am
Japan already tried to ruin Christmas for us by murdering 3,000 American children around this time of year. Of course people so evil cannot have Jesus in their hearts, just like the Muslims.
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2:10 am
they would not have murdered 3000 american if you didnt impose a Oil embargo you stupid asshole
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2:38 am
Racist bastard, you just don’t want to accept that the Japanese celebrate Christmas.
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4:13 am
I agree, Brother Adam. The japanese are terrorists of the soul and thus we, as Moral Christians, can not fall for this ponzi scheme of propaganda.
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12:30 am
Communist Japanese people throwing these bukkake parties on Jesus’ Birthday is disgusting and proves how immoral Japan has become.
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2:00 am
japanese never been communist the communist aprty was against the war during WWII
also how come you know Bukkake ? only foreign porn viewer know that
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2:01 am
communist party *
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7:54 pm
Look everybody Bruce Danus watch Japanese porn!!!
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4:56 pm
This is how the Japanese really celebrate Christmas:
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7:52 pm
I agree with you. Its fucking awesome.
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7:55 pm
Thats better then seeing some plastic baby in a barn 5000 times.
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12:47 am
That plastic Baby died for your sins, show some respect HEATHEN
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2:49 am
So my sin’s are worth $3.99?
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8:17 pm
Where can I get one for my front yard!
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8:43 pm
This isn’t about religion, I originally posted this so I could share some knowledge
I guess its too much to ask for a bit of decency on this site huh…
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