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Essential Japanese Seasonal Decorations - New Years

Seasonality: Mid-Late Winter/ December & January

Japanese Name: Kagamimochi & Madai Wreaths

English Name: Mirror Rice Cake & Red Sea-bream Wreaths

    Kagami mochi [鏡餅] is a traditional Japanese New Year decoration. It usually consists of two round mochi (rice cakes), the smaller placed atop the larger, and a daidai (a Japanese bitter orange) with an attached leaf on top. In addition, it may have a sheet of konbu and a skewer of dried persimmons under the mochi. It sits on a stand called a sanpō (三宝) over a sheet called a shihōbeni (四方紅), which is supposed to ward off fires from the house for the following years. Sheets of paper called gohei (御幣)folded into lightning shapes similar to those seen on sumo wrestler's belts are also attached.

    Red sea bream is a name given to at least two species of fish of the family Sparidae, Pagrus major and Pagellus bogaraveo. In Japan, Pagrus major is known as madai (真鯛, or "genuine tai") and is prized both for its flavor and for its traditional use as an auspicious food often served at New Year's and festive occasions such as weddings.

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Essential Japanese Seasonal Decorations - New Years

Seasonality: Mid-Late Winter/ December & January

Japanese Name: Madai & Sho-Chiki-Bai

English Name: Red Sea-bream & the “Three Friends of Winter”

     Red sea bream is a name given to at least two species of fish of the family Sparidae, Pagrus major and Pagellus bogaraveo. In Japan, Pagrus major is known as madai (真鯛, or "genuine tai") and is prized both for its flavor and for its traditional use as an auspicious food often served at New Year's and festive occasions such as weddings.

     The Three Friends of Winter, also known as Suihan Sanyou in Chinese or Sho-Chiku-Bai in Japanese, symbolize the pine, bamboo, and plum. The Chinese observed that the pine, bamboo and plum do not wither as the cold days deepen into the winter season unlike many other plants. Known by them as the Three Friends of Winter, they entered the conventions of East Asian culture. Together they symbolize steadfastness, perseverance, and resilience. They are highly regarded in Confucianism and as such represent the scholar-gentleman's ideal.

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