Japanese temples held blessing activities to welcome the Spring Festival. What other customs and cultures do they have during the Spring Festival?

In busy times, the memorable Spring Festival in a year will bring people a lot of happiness. In China, during the Spring Festival, every household will decorate lanterns, stick couplets and blessings at home and set off firecrackers to highlight the flavor of the New Year. In Japan, the Spring Festival is also a very important festival. Japanese temples will hold activities to welcome the Spring Festival and pray for blessings. What customs and cultures are there during the Spring Festival in Japan?

Before the Spring Festival, Japan will clean up the house to welcome the New Year and throw away some unused things. Because Japan attaches great importance to garbage cleaning, every household has a time limit for throwing garbage, so people will actively complete the cleaning work before the Spring Festival. Before the Spring Festival, many people hang a rope in front of the door, which is called an injection rope. It is a kind of woven straw rope, which is mainly used for exorcism.

Diet for the New Year The Japanese are also very particular about diet during the New Year in China. On New Year's Eve, according to tradition, every household should eat buckwheat noodles because it has a beautiful meaning. Just like longevity noodles in China, this kind of food represents health and longevity, and it is the sustenance of people's good wishes. In addition, housewives also prepare boxes for their families. Every dish will be exquisite, and the ingredients in the box have beautiful meanings, such as caviar representing children's prosperity, shrimp representing longevity, and small fish representing harvest. There are many delicious foods during the Spring Festival, which will reward everyone for a year of hard work.

Blessing activities During the Spring Festival, the Japanese will also hold blessing activities. On New Year's Eve, temples all over the country will ring bells to pray for blessings, and temples will ring bells at 108, indicating that troubles are over and the New Year is coming. Many people will visit temple fairs, burn incense and worship Buddha and pray for a happy life during the Spring Festival. During the Spring Festival, most Japanese people wear traditional clothes, and women wearing kimonos will be seen on the street. Japanese seldom visit relatives and friends during the Spring Festival, because they prefer to stay at home to avoid causing trouble to others, which is also one of the traditional Japanese customs. ?