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From http://japanese.about.com/library/weekly/aa123100.htm?nl=1

In Japan "shogatsu (New Year's holidays)" is a time when everybody takes a few days off to celebrate the arrival of the new year. It is often called "oshogatsu" with the prefix "o" to make it sound polite. Many people who are away from home, return to spend time with their family. Just like Christmas in West, the Japanese are looking forward to "oshogatsu."

Access the full article, which includes a song and more specific cultural information, at http://japanese.about.com/library/weekly/aa123100.htm?nl=1 .

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