How do the Japanese celebrate Christmas in Japan and is it a public holiday?
Will there be Christmas sales at major shopping centres ?
Pretty much like they do Halloween.It’s just a time to get together with friends and family & have a good time.Many people don’t do anything special at all.Most Japanese are Buddhist / Shinto, so the day has no special meaning to them.
Malls do have Christmas decorations up, but I’m not sure of any Christmas sales.Universal Studios has some Christmas lights up right now.
No, it’s not a public holiday.The birth of Christ has no meaning to most Japanese people.
December 4th, 2009 at 11:12 pm
Pretty much like they do Halloween.It’s just a time to get together with friends and family & have a good time.Many people don’t do anything special at all.Most Japanese are Buddhist / Shinto, so the day has no special meaning to them.
Malls do have Christmas decorations up, but I’m not sure of any Christmas sales.Universal Studios has some Christmas lights up right now.
No, it’s not a public holiday.The birth of Christ has no meaning to most Japanese people.
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December 4th, 2009 at 11:57 pm
Like they do in the States.
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December 5th, 2009 at 12:41 am
KFC and Christmas cake are traditions. Kids drink non-alcohol wine. Homard appears in the grocery stores at quite reasonable prices-I like that, better than Turkey! The Pizza delivery guys wear Santa outfits.
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December 5th, 2009 at 12:58 am
In Osaka, Japan, we give homeless and poor foreigners food and sing Christmas Carols on Christmas Day.
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December 5th, 2009 at 1:27 am
when I was young we did kfc and cake like another person mentioned and we all got ONE gift there are not ussually big sales but we have many outlet stores
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japanese moved to usa at 18 for college alos michi we do not have turkey in japan i didnt eventry turkey until i moved to usa 10 years ago