It is then offered to the gods by setting on the alcove like this. A Kadomatsu consists of three bamboo stalks skirted with pine twigs and straw at the base. Ume twigs are added to enhance the happiness. Today, however, we use a pair of rectangular paper on which the illustration of those plants is printed. This is partially because to simplify the cerebration, partially because to protect the plants from cutting.
City officials distribute two sheets of the paper every year-end to each home.
Today, I removed all of them. We brace ourselves to start the year. Actually, after the first three days of the new year, we have already returned to the ordinary life. Today, we say anew good-bye both in name and reality to the festive New Year's holidays. An ornament on the front door was removed.