Comparison of British Chtristmas and New Year with Japanese Christmas and New Year

Today, I am going to compare Japanese Christmas and New Year with British Christmas and New Year.

In Britain Christmas holiday, Christmas Eve is not. People buy present for friends and family and hide them until Christmas Eve. Then they put the presents under the Christmas tree. People usually have parties on 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 potato, vegetables, mince pies and Christmas pudding.

In Japan, Christmas day is not a holiday. People buy presents for steady. People don’t have party, but people eat Christmas cake. The town decorates the light. It’s called illumination. It is important holiday in England, American etc, but it is not important in Japan.

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 are no special foods for New Year.

In Japan, New Year is a little long holiday. Most people are a on holiday until January 3rd. People go to the shrine on January 1st, because people pray for “good year”. There are special foods in Japan. It’s called “osechi”. Osechi is New Year’s special foods. New Year’s Eve special food is buck wheat noodles. People usually spend with family and friends. It is important holiday in Japan, because it stars to New Year.

In both Japan and Britain, 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.

I spent with friends on Christmas day. We watched the movie and ate dinner. We didn’t exchange a present. I went to grandmother house on New Year. We went to shrine together. I met cousin. We went shopping together.