{"id":25532,"date":"2025-01-13T07:55:11","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T07:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/anthropology\/visual-anthropology-of-japan-%e6%97%a5%e6%9c%ac%e6%98%a0%e5%83%8f%e4%ba%ba%e9%a1%9e%e5%ad%a6-new-years-eve-2024-early-new-years-day-2025%e3%80%8c2024%e5%b9%b4%e5%a4%a7%e6%99%a6%e6%97%a5\/"},"modified":"2025-01-13T07:55:11","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T07:55:11","slug":"visual-anthropology-of-japan-%e6%97%a5%e6%9c%ac%e6%98%a0%e5%83%8f%e4%ba%ba%e9%a1%9e%e5%ad%a6-new-years-eve-2024-early-new-years-day-2025%e3%80%8c2024%e5%b9%b4%e5%a4%a7%e6%99%a6%e6%97%a5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=25532","title":{"rendered":"Visual Anthropology of Japan &#8211; \u65e5\u672c\u6620\u50cf\u4eba\u985e\u5b66: New Year&#8217;s Eve 2024 \/ Early New Year&#8217;s Day 2025\u300c2024\u5e74\u5927\u6666\u65e5\u304b\u30892025\u5e74\u5143\u65e6\u300d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-body-4564720465060126267\" itemprop=\"description articleBody\">\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjT0nEiGsR_EmyLepLvqOrAN3QCbnz4QFwNa4wYMnDo7Gu6MQu0HEnR00pPjelP4iANxhFLw-2A1lg1ubDP4UP7EPBJoO1-dgQkWcQKqFX3OGuwSq-kte89VkHWAxr9rwgn0bJS0w3vpsv4qKrJAn2x1Zu7A2t9VXwvA-_Vx7mK4zmcNQd1uDiUGRo2Y1Ly\/s3682\/IMG_0405.jpeg\" style=\"display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2630\" data-original-width=\"3682\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjT0nEiGsR_EmyLepLvqOrAN3QCbnz4QFwNa4wYMnDo7Gu6MQu0HEnR00pPjelP4iANxhFLw-2A1lg1ubDP4UP7EPBJoO1-dgQkWcQKqFX3OGuwSq-kte89VkHWAxr9rwgn0bJS0w3vpsv4qKrJAn2x1Zu7A2t9VXwvA-_Vx7mK4zmcNQd1uDiUGRo2Y1Ly\/s400\/IMG_0405.jpeg\" width=\"458\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><b><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u660e\u3051\u307e\u3057\u3066\u304a\u3081\u3067\u3068\u3046\u3054\u3056\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002\u4eca\u5e74\u3082\u3088\u308d\u3057\u304f\u304a\u9858\u3044\u3057\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Happy New Year! VAoJ hopes for a wonderful, peaceful and meaningful 2025 for all!\n<\/p>\n<p>Please forgive the lateness of our New Year&#8217;s greetings. These photos span the time between New Year&#8217;s Eve 2024 and the wee morning hours of New Year&#8217;s Day 2025 at our local shrine, Ubusuna Jinjya (\u7523\u571f\u795e\u793e).<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>A few months ago, the shrine elders asked me to assist them with the preparations and activities during the new year holidays. They <b>knew<\/b><b> me<\/b> because of my participation in the <a href=\"https:\/\/visualanthropologyofjapan.blogspot.com\/2020\/05\/special-multimodal-bonus-resources-and.html\" target=\"_blank\">fall festival<\/a> for the last several years, and because I was always taking photos at the shrine. They <b>asked<\/b> <b>me<\/b>, in part, because they are a small group of senior men who were looking for some young(er) blood to help out. I was extremely honored and promised to do whatever I could.<\/p>\n<p>Preparations began on December 29. And we gathered again at the shrine at 10:30 PM on the 31st for the final provisions and to welcome worshipers and visitors who would be coming at midnight to offer their new year&#8217;s prayers. Although <a href=\"https:\/\/visualanthropologyofjapan.blogspot.com\/2019\/01\/at-neighborhood-shrine-around-1230-am.html\" target=\"_blank\">I have gone to the shrine at midnight<\/a> almost every year&#8217;s eve for the last 20 years, I had no idea of the details and all the work involved to prepare the shrine. Despite their ages and various health problems, I found these older men to be strong, agile and most capable. I sort of felt like I was a kid again, assisting my father but not really knowing how to do anything.<\/p>\n<p>At midnight, many people from the neighborhood started to arrive. Our shrine is a small one (now, anyway, in the past it was one of the largest and major shrines in the Kawachi region), but I estimate between 250 &#8211; 300 visitors came before we packed up and went home at 2:30 AM. My main duty was to assist in the preparation and serving of the <i>omiki<\/i>, or sacred <i>sake<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>While I was there to work for the shrine, I was able to take a few photos. I am grateful to the shrine elders for all of the work they have done for years for the benefit of our community. And I was grateful that I could assist, and do a little visual anthropology in between duties. In the following days I will post photos of the preparations for the event and the post-work we did on the morning on January 1. <\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiXIGLoZyHz1uvSAnGuuvhkxeFy0Ua4Oyoc3a6UgmdhfYk9TNWX2z31W0yHFFeERkqF8NqsS7lekN_PxqdgwDGD5IcODPhj-_BTKEWuWFROR3VyooQNPBahMf1hOdVC4VK6ZtkVO731vr5uqLKUWCiO8EuW3OD-IIsRjpy_-c-vlRB05pH_bz070vo8MOuA\/s4864\/IMG_0403.jpeg\" style=\"display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"4864\" data-original-width=\"3474\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiXIGLoZyHz1uvSAnGuuvhkxeFy0Ua4Oyoc3a6UgmdhfYk9TNWX2z31W0yHFFeERkqF8NqsS7lekN_PxqdgwDGD5IcODPhj-_BTKEWuWFROR3VyooQNPBahMf1hOdVC4VK6ZtkVO731vr5uqLKUWCiO8EuW3OD-IIsRjpy_-c-vlRB05pH_bz070vo8MOuA\/w457-h640\/IMG_0403.jpeg\" width=\"457\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEim_pkOXF7jCOfKEWg5-SPkge8fjZ7ui3k1d86znpB73JVXLEsIjp70B-D4u2vCz5y_N7jJCRalks_sdxxgfvWmKI7kpBxxNUTUPIVDtu-TaggfdW_AMIf8aPfGJrCOTrQKdrbjJVpewLWNOlvQIQbaMc9j8hjLh3D1Z5sKY1VrunjpSGsCCXP_oqBrQLY_\/s3612\/IMG_0407.jpeg\" style=\"display: block; 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VAoJ hopes for a wonderful, peaceful and meaningful 2025 for all! Please forgive the lateness of our New Year&#8217;s greetings. These photos span the time between New Year&#8217;s Eve 2024 and the wee morning hours of New Year&#8217;s Day 2025 at our local shrine, Ubusuna Jinjya (\u7523\u571f\u795e\u793e). 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