Check out this page on Wikipedia for some interesting stuff re: the New Year celebration
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oshogatsu
Do more research, you will understand why the New Year activity is called 'kagami biraki'
(Hint: click on the link to 'mochi' then 'kagami mochi') It has to do with a mirror, and coincidentally our dojo is "Wisdom mirror"... "Chikyokan Dojo"
akemashite o-medetō-gozaimasu - あけましておめでとうございます - New Year's congratulations
kinga shinnen - 謹賀新年 - Happy New Year!
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