January 14th★ Compare!!

Today, I’m going to compare Japanese Christmas and New Year with British Christmas and New Year.
In Britain, Christmas Day is a holiday, but Christmas Eve is not. People buy presents for friends and family and hide them until Christmas Eve. Then they put the presents under the Christmas tree. People usually have parties on Christmas Eve and spend Christmas Day with their family. On Christmas Day, people go to church, open their presents, eat Christmas lunch and watch the Queen’s Speech. Christmas lunch is usually roast turkey, roast potatoes, vegetables, mince pies and Christmas pudding.

In Japan, Christmas Day is not a holiday, not a Christmas Eve. Almost people buy presents for family and boy, girl friend and hide them until Christmas Eve. They put the presents some where in my home. people usally have parties and going out the date spot on christmas Eve and spend christmas Day with they family and couple. On christmas Day, some people go to there are illumination and big christmas tree place. people eat christmas dinner is usally roast chicken,cake.

In Britain, New Year is a short holiday. Only January 1st is a holiday. People go to parties on New Year’s Eve, stay up until midnight with family and friends and celebrate New Year with champagne. Although January 2nd is not a holiday, many people stay home. There is no special food for New Year.

In Japan, New Year is a not short holiday. Usually people 1~3th is a holiday. people go to some there park. Stay up until midnight. people shout date change flash "A happy new year"!!! on january 1st. There are special for New year food. People eat buckwheat noodles after the new year has started. people eat "osechi" on january 1st. Osechi have kurikinton, black beans, steamed fish paste.

In both Britain and Japan, people spend the holidays with family and friends. In Britain, people eat special food at Christmas, but in Japan people eat special food at New Year. In Britain, people give presents at Christmas only, but in Japan people give presents at Christmas and New Year. In Britain, Christmas is more important, but in Japan, New Year is more important.