日本新年

Also known as new year in Japan, Shōgatsu

January 1, a national holiday in Japan (the first day of the first month of the East Asian Lunar calendar prior to 1873)

Key facts

Official name: Shōgatsu ( 正月 ) or Oshōgatsu
Also called: New year
Observed by: Japan
Type: Cultural
Significance: Celebrates the new year
Observances: Holiday
Begins: December 31/January 1
Ends: January 4
Date: January 1
Next time: 1 January 2027 ( 2027-01-01 )
Frequency: annual
Related to: New Year's Day , Chinese New Year , Korean New Year , Vietnamese New Year , Mongolian New Year , Tibetan New Year , Taiwanese New Year

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Article · 中文

日本新年指的是日本以及世界各地大和族的新春，是大和族一年當中最重要的节日，又称正月（しょうがつ、しょうがち）。正月本来是農曆的一月，明治维新后改用格里历，則用于称新历的1月，截止1月31日都被稱為正月。農曆的正月則稱為「旧正月」，现在日本大多數地方不庆祝舊正月，僅一些農村地方慶祝，另外沖繩縣及奄美諸島除如日本其他地區一樣按照西曆慶祝新年外，也同時按照舊曆慶祝旧正月。

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