About a holiday

 Japan has 16 national holidays, for example, the Emperor's Birthday which is on Decemver 23nd, the New Year's Day which is on January 1st, and National Foundation Day which is on February 11th. This year will end soon and the New Year's Day will come. I looking forward to coming next year. In Japan many people do a general cleaning for next year and eat toshikoshisoba hoping their long life, then go to a shrine listening a bel ringing out the old year. In addition to these things Japanese often eat osechi dishes at the New Year's Day. I like it very much because all of my family gether and eat talking some memories of the last year and  the goal of the year. There are mane smailes on my family member's faces.