This tradition comes from the thought of Buddhism. The idea of this tradition is to hit away poorness, doubt, selfishness, unhappiness, and so on. In conclusion, Japanese New Year's Eve starts from cleaning house, cooking Osechi, putting Shimenawa, watching singing battle, eating noodle, and ends up with listening to the Juya No Kane. If we don't do these things, we feel like we can't celebrate the New Year. New Year's Eve is a very important moment for Japanese people not only to prepare for the New Year, but also to look back upon our life from the past year.
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