Japanese New Year Decorations
In Japan (where I'm originally from), New year celebration is much bigger than Christmas.
People visit their families, have dinners together, send out New Year's cards, and go to temples and/or shrines.
In Japan, most of people put away their Christmas trees right after the Christmas and pull out the New Year decorations.
I've always wanted to have some more traditional Japanese New Year decorations at our home in Canada, so this year I've decided to make some!
If you're interested in learning what they are and what they mean, please check out articles like this one or this one. Or google "Japanese New Year decorations" and you'll get a ton of information.
In a nutshell, they're all for good lucks and to welcome spirits of the harvest and the health, etc.
Crocheted Kagami-mochi. Mochi (sticky rice cakes) with a tiny Japanese orange (similar to Mandarin oranges) on top.
Shime-kazari. The wreath and the leaves are crocheted and the flowers are needle felted. Red and white are an important colour combo for celebrations in Japan.
I referenced this Japanese pattern for this one.
I’m so happy to finally have more Japanese New Year decorations at our place. Holiday season can be tough for me to get through because I miss home so much! But I’m sure these will help with that. A little bit of home.
Jan 6, 2017
