Japanese Celebrations (New Year's)

New Year's is said to be the oldest of all Japanese events.

It took two weeks from the start of the New Year's preparations to clean and tidy up the house, and prepare decorations, a shrine for the New Year's deity, and offerings.
Since ancient times, there have been many events to exorcise evil spirits and ward off misfortune at the change of seasons around the New Year because it was believed that demons (evil spirits) would come out from the "Kimon" (demon gate) at this time and cause trouble, leading to illness and disasters.
Therefore, in order to ensure that children get through this period safely, people began to give them hagoita and hamayumi as charms on the first New Year.

HARE ERI celebrates the New Year

I'm gradually becoming able to do things that I couldn't do last year.
The end of the year brings a renewed sense of growth

It's nice to see them having fun and being free.
The two are always lively.