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Hatsumōde
is the first Shinto shrine visit of the Japanese New Year. Some people visit a Buddhist temple instead. Many visit on the first, second, or third day of the year as most are off work on those days. Generally, wishes for the new year are made, new ''omamori'' (charms or amulets) are bought, and the old ones are returned to the shrine so they can be burned. There are often long lines at major shrines throughout Japan.
Most people in Japan are off work from December 29 until January 3 of every year. It is during this time that the house is cleaned, debts are paid, friends and family are visited and gifts are exchanged. It would be customary to spend the early morning of New Year's Day in domestic worship, followed by sake—often containing edible gold flakes—and special celebration food. During the ''hatsumōde'', it is common for men to wear a full kimono—one of the rare chances to see them doing so across a year. The act of worship is generally quite brief and individual and may involve queuing at popular shrines. The ''o-mamori'' vary substantially in price.
Some shrines and temples have millions of visitors over the three days. Meiji Shrine for example had 3.45 million visitors in 1998, and in the first three days of January 2010, 3.2 million people visited Meiji Jingū, 2.98 million Narita-san, 2.96 million Kawasaki Daishi, 2.7 million Fushimi Inari Taisha, and 2.6 million Sumiyoshi Taisha.〔(Japan's Society Celebrations - Hatsumōde ) accessed on December 29, 2008〕 Other popular destinations include Atsuta Jingū, Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū, Dazaifu Tenman-gū, and Hikawa Shrine.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Encyclopedia of Shinto - Hatsumōde )〕
A common custom during ''hatsumōde'' is to buy a written oracle called ''omikuji''. If your ''omikuji'' predicts bad luck you can tie it onto a tree on the shrine grounds, in the hope that its prediction will not come true. The ''omikuji'' goes into detail, and tells you how you will do in various areas in your life, such as business and love, for that year. Often a good-luck charm comes with the ''omikuji'' when you buy it, that is believed to summon good luck and money your way.
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