News feed：Japan's Year of the Ox
【明報專訊】The Year of the Ox is approaching! But Japanese people already took the lead in welcoming the Ox from New Year's Day, also called the Japanese New Year (正月). Nevertheless, there are differences between Japan's and China's zodiac calendars. Japan has started following the western calendar since Meiji Restoration (明治維新). China, however, still uses its traditional calendar (農曆) to count zodiac years.
Apart from sashimi and sushi, osechi (御節料理), a special meal for the festival including black soybeans and prawns, is also eaten. According to Japan's authorities, people born in the Year of the Ox, estimated at 10.66 million, are the third numerous, just behind the Year of the Rat and the Year of the Boar.
“ Pat: Surprising! Japan also celebrates the Year of the Ox! ”
“ MoMo: But it differs slightly from China's. ”
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