How To Say Lunar New Year In Japanese

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How to say lunar new year in japanese. We also learned another common expression that japanese people use when wishing each other a happy new year 今年もよろしくおねがいします number 1. They literally mean happy new year and congratulations for the new. 1 is a national holiday in japan.

History says until 1873 during the meiji era 1868 1912 celebration of the japanese new year was based on the chinese lunar calendar. The interesting thing about korean new year is that they have two new year celebrations every year. In japan there are two different words to describe new year celebrations and new year s day itself.

Shinnen omedetô gozaimasu 新年おめでとう ございます. One is solar new year and another is lunar new year. In japan greeting people with appropriate japanese words is very important.

Today we learned how to say happy new year in japanese. The solar new year is usually celebrated on january 1st and the lunar new year is celebrated in late january or early february. Yoi otoshi o 良いお年を from january 1.

Koreans celebrate new year twice annually. In most of the asian countries people celebrate the lunar new year. There are two ways of saying happy new year.

The japanese new year celebration is called shogatsu and new year s day is called gantan. Happy new year in japanese. So knowing how to say happy new year in japanese is probably the most important phrase you can learn if you plan to visit this country which is steeped in social custom and norms.