JAPANESE CHRISTMAS - CHRISTMAS IN JAPAN
 Christmas
in Japan is a bit different from here. The major religion in Japan
is Buddhism and Shinto, so Christmas is more commercial event. The main
celebration revolves around Christmas eve and not Christmas day.
In Japan it is common to give Christmas presents. Within the family
parents give presents to their children, but the children do not give
presents to the parents. The reasoning behind this is that only Santa
bring presents, so once the children no longer believe in Santa the
presents are no longer given.
Most Japanese families would have a Christmas tree and now it is
becoming very common to have lights on the outside of houses as you
would see in Australia.
For
single women in Japan it is really crucial to have someone to
spend Christmas eve with. It is also really important for them where
they spend Christmas eve and what present they receive. The whole
evening must be very special,
gorgeous and romantic. Japanese women who have a boy friend tend to
show off, so women who don't are not happy to talk about the
topic.
There also used to be a sarcasm that Christmas is compared
with a woman's age. Cake shops throughout Japan always try to sell all
their Christmas cakes before Christmas eve. Any cakes left after
Christmas are seen to be very old or out of date. Women over 25 years old
used to be said 'unsold Xmas cake.' It's a bit bad joke,
though. However, nowadays, the average age for marriage has changed,
getting older and older, and it is a history.
How to say "Merry Christmas" in Japanese - easy -
"Merry Christmas"
How to write "Merry Christmas" in Japanese -
メリークリスマス
See also our article on
Japanese New Year
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