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    大晦日

    大晦日即日本的“年三十”,每个月的最后一天在日语里都叫做“晦日”,十二月三十一号是一年中最后一个月的最后一天,故称“大晦日”。我之前比较纳闷,为什么日本不过旧历的正月,这次问了问,据说过去也过,但二战后统一都过西历的新年了,这恐怕是美国占领后同化的结果。

      

    我先随春菜来到她爱知县碧南市的家。春菜一家六口,父母、姐姐、哥哥、弟弟,在日本少子化现象日趋严重的今天有这么多孩子是比较少见的。姐姐是助产师,已婚,3月底将生第二个小孩;哥哥在大阪的三菱UFJ银行工作;春菜大三;弟弟高二。看着这样的多子女家庭总是有些羡慕的,日本人每次听说我是独生子,一边恍然大悟地说“果然是中国的独生子女政策啊”,一边不乏同情地说“有些孤单吧”。

     

    晚饭吃的牛肉火锅,晚饭的气氛给我一种错觉——似乎日本人对年夜饭不那么重视,但后来去了她爷爷家就完全不同了,我分析,过年的氛围十分重要,几个人在家里过,自然跳不出日常生活的模式,热闹不到哪里去。另外,日本人更重视正月初一(一月一号),对于年三十,只要求平平稳稳地渡过,不追求热闹。晚饭后大家一块看“NHK56回红白歌会”。“红白歌合战”相当于中国的春晚,不过内容相对单一,只有唱歌,女歌手为红队,男歌手为白队,最后通过手机、电视、现场观众投票决出胜负,今年白队以明显优势取胜。相比日本的流行乐,我还是更喜欢那些曲调婉转、意境细腻的“演歌”(歌谣),相当于中国民歌中的小调。

      
    看完红白歌会,十二点多,我和春菜一家去附近的神社“初詣で”神社是由这附近町内会的3500居民捐资于05年重建而成。神社前燃起熊熊的篝火,大家排队领一些免费的食物,当然不是救济,仅仅是图个同乐。分发食物的志愿者是19岁的女孩和25岁的男孩,据说男孩女孩这个年龄是个“坎”,所以都要来神社参加这样的“年中行事”消灾。由于都是附近的人,大家彼此认识,互相拜年,说些客套话,感觉邻里关系十分融洽和谐,此刻倒是让我感到了很浓的节日气氛。日本确实是市民社会,大家的社区归属感极强。
     
    那些老头子“真不正经”,听说我是中国人,还争先和我合影,呵呵,挺可笑。

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    Picture of Anonymous
    Elfezhao wrote:
    呵呵,我也没见过。
    Jan. 4
    Picture of Anonymous
    想想 wrote:
    争相与你合影,多好啊。我就从没见过女孩排队与我合影的。
    Jan. 4

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