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天氣冷，易餓。昨天傍晚發覺麵包提早吃完。步行去鄰近生鮮超市買麵包時看到它們在門口微笑的等待。
讀一讀，好像是新年招福用的喜慶物品。今天查了查它，真的是新年時用來祭祀的年糕（お鏡餅）。
通常最上端放的是柑，而看到的小羊兒們是因為明年是羊年所以用它們應景。
cold weather make us easy to feel hungry. saw this cute little stuff yesterday when go to the nearby food market to buy bread, which look like is related to new year wishes. today google about it and confirmed that it is special "cake" for new year, which believe can bring good luck.
normally, the top part is mandarin orange, but since coming year is the year of goat, they replace the mandarin orange with cute little goat to match the theme.


剛開始時弄不清楚日本新年是跟農曆還是新曆。
再查閱後才知道曾經日本的正月是依農曆。明治時代後改為依新曆。
所以，現在的日本，正月是指1月1日～31日。日本新年就在1月1日。
而日本新年普遍上在12月就開始準備。
我們這次的旅居，可以在日本過聖誕又可以體驗日本的過新年，沒有安排好的剛剛好，真好。:-)
initially was confused by japan new year vs chinese new year.
research more then only find out japan new year used to be the same days with chinese new year until they changed to follow the gregorian calendar.
so, now in Japan, Japan new year is always fall on 1st January, and the celebration start on december.
so glad that without plan, we are lucky enough to be able to celebrate xmas as well as japan new year during our this round stay in japan. :-)

2014年11月30日 星期日 晴
Sunny Sunday, Nov 30, 2014