有关日本人过生日的英语文章

有关日本人过生日的英语文章
According to the Encyclopedia of Japan,there was no custom of celebrating birthdays every year in ancient Japan.
Birthday celebrations began in the late Meiji period.They only celebrate the life of the whole family at the beginning of each year and have no habit of celebrating personal birthdays.
However,the custom of celebrating the birth of a newborn has existed since ancient times.
In the eyes of the Japanese,the newborn is the continuation of life.Celebrating the newborn is considered as a ceremony that recognizes the newborn to join the whole family and is accepted by the social collective.
To celebrate the birth of a newborn is not to invite relatives,friends and even business partners to celebrate the full moon after the child is full moon,as the Chinese do.
The Japanese celebrate the birth of a child.They usually entertain relatives,doctors,midwives,etc.when the child is two years old.If the child is a boy,they will entertain New Year cakes.If the child is a girl,they will eat red bean glutinous rice(red rice).
With the development of the times,modern Japanese also
began to celebrate their birthdays,usually inviting some friends and relatives to celebrate together.The most popular birthday dish is red bean rice,which can express good wishes for good luck.
The Japanese will also send some small gifts on their birthday,but they won't be too expensive.They think that this will cause psychological burden to the recipients,so they can try to choose some small gifts for birthday gifts.This year,the four treasures of the study in China are particularly popular in Japan and can be regarded as a popular choice for gifts.
Although the gift is small,it must be exquisite.Even a box of tea should be beautifully packaged.
In addition,we should also pay attention to some taboos of the Japanese.The Japanese do not like purple and green.They think that purple represents sadness,green represents ominous,and taboo numbers 4 and 9.。