Comparison of British Christmas and New Year with Japanese Christmas and New Year

Today, I am going to compare Japanese Christmas and New Year with British Christmas and New Year.

In Britain, Christmas Day is a holiday, but Christmas Eve is not People buy presents for friends and family and hide them until Christmas Eve. Then they put the present under the Christmas tree. People usually have parties on Christmas Eve and spend Christmas Day with their family. On Christmas, people go to church, open their present, eat Christmas lunch and watch the Queen’s speech. Christmas lunch is usually roast turkey, roast potato, vegetables, mince pies and Christmas pudding.

In Japan, Christmas Day and Christmas Eve are not holidays. People buy presents for a lover. People don’t have a party on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, but people don’t go to church, or eat a Christmas cake. Christmas is not important for Japanese.

In Britain, New Year is a short holiday. Only January 1st is a holiday. People go to parties on New Year’s Eve, stay up until midnight with family and friends and celebrate New Year with champagne. Although January 2nd is not a holiday, many people stay home. There is no special food for New Year.

In Japan, New Year is a long holiday. On January 1st people go to a shrine with family. On New Year’s Eve stay up until midnight with family and celebrate New Year with buckwheat noodles.January 2nd and 3rd is a holiday, many people stay home. There is special food for New Year. Its call “Osechi” New year is important for Japanese.

In both Japan and Britain, people sepend holidays with family and friends. In Britain, people eat special food at Christmas, but in Japan, people eat special food at New Year. In Britain, people give presents at Christmas only, but in Japan, people give presents at Christmas and New Year. In Britain, Christmas is more important, but in Japan, New Year is more important.

I spent Christmas Day with my friends. We went to Namba. We ate pasta. We had a good time.
On January 1st, I celebrated with my family. We ate a special food “osechi” Then we went to shrine. January 2nd and 3rd, I worked. I was very busy.