Archive for January, 2009
Japanese Food: Ozooni (おぞうに) Soup Posted by Ginny on Jan 3, 2009
Ozooni (おぞうに) soup is the typical dish Japanese people consume during the week of New Years. The most common dish consumed is a soup called ozooni (おぞうに). Ozooni (おぞうに) soup consists of miso (みそ) which is a type of Japanese paste, mashed potatoes with sweetened chestnuts called kurikinton (くりきんとん) and a type of burdock root called kinpira…
Japanese Culture: The Firsts of the New Year Posted by Ginny on Jan 2, 2009
The Japanese are very fond of catagorizing and naming activities that are the first to be performed in the New Year. For example, hatsuhinode (はつひので) is called the first sunrise of the New Year. People wake up at around seven or so in the morning and drive out to the ocean or a quiet place…
Japanese Culture: Shoogatsu (しょうがつ) Posted by Ginny on Jan 1, 2009
Today is New Year’s Day! I hope everyone is having a wonderful New Years. Today’s post is going to focus on learning some phrases for the New Year. For starters, let’s look at the word, shoogatsu (しょうがつ). Shoogatsu (しょうがつ) means New Years in Japanese. New Years celebrations are one of the biggest and most anticipated…