New Year’s Traditional Games
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Written by Caroll Hirose | Illustrations by @vege.pop
n a country with modern see their beloved family. technology and smartphones As a family reunion where you would everywhere, the customs in each have 2 or more families together, occasion are a must, with no kids running around are also a lovely exception for New Year. New Year picture to enjoy, and as so of course the in Japan is a time of the year to spend traditional games with them. with family, as most would travel hours to be in their hometown for the holidays Here are some popular games to enjoy than just be on their own. No matter if and if you have some time, have fun it is just to relax, eat the Osechi ryori on looking for them. New Year's eve and the Soba(buckwheat noodles) on New Year's day, or just to
Hagoita Hagoita or Hagoita paddles, originally from China. Hagoita paddles are used to hit shuttlecock(Hanetsuki game) , a racket game like badminton but without the net. This game was played specially in the New Year's as an action to drive away the evil spirits. Nowadays the game is commonly introduced in the Kindergartens for the kids to enjoy. Also you can find the Hagoita decorated with cloth or painted with Sumo wrestlers, Kabuki, etc. and used a decorative lucky charm for the New Year's.
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