Saturday, January 3, 2015

Japanese children are looking forward to Otoshidama.

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

When New Year's holidays have come, Japanese children are looking forward to something.
What is it ?


The answer is this.
This is Otoshidama.
Otoshidama means a New Year's gift in Japanese.


We give children money(mainly bills) put in envelopes which we call Pochi bukuro.
It is a Japanese custom that Japanese adults must give children Otoshidama.
But we don't need to give every children Otoshidama, when we meet children (normally friend's child or child of the relative) on New Year's holidays, we give Otoshidama.

During New Year's holidays, Japanese adults become poor, but Japanese children become rich.
When I was 10 years old, I got 30000yen by Otoshidama, but I don't remember what I used it.

Now, it's my turn that I must give children Otoshidama.
Oh...I'm going to be poor....

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