One of the annual events to be held during New Year's Holiday in
Japan Buddhism. It is to catch a temple bell(Joya no Kane (bells ringing out the old year))
in the time zone between midnight on the night of 31 December (New Year's Eve
night). Bells of night falls hit 108 times in many temples.
It is customary to the buddhist priest joins his hands in prayer
before striking a Joya- no- Kane bell.
In the temple engaged 108 times, 107 times out of 108 times struggle in the old year (December 31), and the other one hits the New Year (January 1).
In the temple engaged 108 times, 107 times out of 108 times struggle in the old year (December 31), and the other one hits the New Year (January 1).
However, in recent years, there seems to be a complaint that
this night bell sound is noisy.
And, In this country people will practice eating soba noodles on
the New Year's Eve from the Edo period.
The meaning eating soba is easier to cut than other noodles, so
it means "to break disasters of the year a year", eat before the New
Year's Eve at the New Year's Eve.
About soba, please see "Soba" of this blog.
I worked at a major food company that manufactures milling and
edible oil in Japan, so it is pretty good to make tempura, and on New Year's
Eve I am fried tempura every year.
Joya no Kane,bells ringing out the old year
Tonight dinner on New Year's Eve, Soba with Tenpura which I cooked.
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