{"id":30,"date":"2008-12-21T19:35:31","date_gmt":"2008-12-21T23:35:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/?p=30"},"modified":"2018-07-27T18:10:42","modified_gmt":"2018-07-27T18:10:42","slug":"christmas-eve-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/christmas-eve-in-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese Culture: Christmas Eve in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Christmas Eve or crismas ebu (\u30af\u30ea\u30b9\u30de\u30b9\u30a4\u30d6<\/strong>) the way Japanese people pronounce it, is often a romantic holiday.\u00a0 If someone asks you out on a date on Christmas Eve, it’s usually a sign that the person is serious about you.\u00a0 On Christmas Eve, you’ll see lots of young couples walking and holding hands.\u00a0 Sometimes I get confused because it’s a lot like Valentines\u00a0Day than Christmas.\u00a0\u00a0You’ll also find it difficult to book a reservation in a restaurant on that day.\u00a0 Gift shops are also packed.\u00a0 The most common gifts are sweet and cute like teddy bears, flowers, candy, promise rings, etc.<\/p>\n

Depending on the family, fruit cakes are also consumed on Christmas Eve.\u00a0 (Sometimes a family will eat a fruit cake on Christmas Day rather than Christmas Eve.) \u00a0I know what you’re thinking.\u00a0 You’re thinking about those awful fruit cakes in America, where most of them get thrown away or get stale from sitting out in the open so long.\u00a0 The fruit cakes in Japan are not quite the same as the ones in the U.S.\u00a0 The Japanese call these fruit cakes crisumasu keeki (\u30af\u30ea\u30b9\u30de\u30b9\u30b1\u30fc\u30ad<\/strong>).\u00a0 Crisumasu keekis (\u30af\u30ea\u30b9\u30de\u30b9\u30b1\u30fc\u30ad<\/strong>) are really delicious.\u00a0 They’re usually made of sponge cake with whip cream.\u00a0 The cake is usually decorated with fruits like strawberries, oranges, and peaches.\u00a0 It’s so delicious!<\/p>\n

In fact, if you buy these cakes on Christmas Day you can get a discount on these cakes.\u00a0 A lot of confectionary stores are eager to get rid of these cakes and start the new year with other treats.\u00a0 The cakes are sometimes wrapped in pretty square boxes.\u00a0 They have a hole at the top where you can insert your fingers and carry the cake without having to worry about ruining the cake.\u00a0 It reminds me of those Happy Meal boxes at McDonalds.<\/p>\n

This isn’t a national tradition in Japan, but it’s a tradition in my family.\u00a0 On Christmas Eve, the adults will drink plum sake called umeshuu (\u3046\u3081\u3057\u3085<\/strong>).\u00a0 It’s nice to have it after consuming a big dinner.\u00a0 It clears out your throat really well.\u00a0 I like it not for its taste, but because I like to see\u00a0grandpa’s reaction after he gets drunk.\u00a0 He’s usually a reserved guy, but after some umeshuu (\u3046\u3081\u3057\u3085<\/strong>) he starts telling stories\u00a0that never stay consistent year after year.\u00a0 Haha!\u00a0 Well that’s it for today.\u00a0 Tune in for my post on what happens on Christmas Day in Japan!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Christmas Eve or crismas ebu (\u30af\u30ea\u30b9\u30de\u30b9\u30a4\u30d6) the way Japanese people pronounce it, is often a romantic holiday.\u00a0 If someone asks you out on a date on Christmas Eve, it’s usually a sign that the person is serious about you.\u00a0 On Christmas Eve, you’ll see lots of young couples walking and holding hands.\u00a0 Sometimes I get…<\/p>\n

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