
As the last day of the year draws close, people put up oshogatsu kazari. 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. chinese new year lanterns Chinese new year party Japanese new year japane