In the U.S., people eat turkey, but eating turkey is also unfamiliar for Japanese people.
Origin of Japanese religion is ‘Shintoism’, and after Buddhism came into Japan.
So the most of Japanese do not think ‘Shintoism’ as a religion, and it is considered as a part of their culture.
The majority of religion is Buddhism, however, there is a mixture of many religions.
In Japan, we go to shrine(‘Shintoism’) and temple(Buddhism) on New Year's Day, but also we celebrate Christmas on Christmas day, and also Valentine's day.
Some people hold a wedding ceremony in a church, even thought they are not baptized.
holding a wedding ceremony in a church is very poplar.
Happy Thanksgiving!!!
Very interesting information on your culture. I did not know all of this. Do you like our Thanksgiving tradition? And what is the background on celebrating Christmas in Japan? Is it related to Christian belief or just a holiday to celebrate? And are there any other holidays celebrated that is not traditionally from Japan (other that Valentines day)? What do you think about our New Years celebration? Sorry about all these question but I find it interesting that other cultures share or experience other traditions from different countries. Thanks for sharing this information.
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