正月飾(しょうがつかざ)り

しょうがつかざり
noun
New Year decorations
1. New Year decorations; New Year's ornaments
Traditional decorations displayed in homes and businesses around the Japanese New Year to welcome the year deity (年神(としがみ)) and bring good fortune.
正月飾(しょうがつかざ)りを飾(かざ)った。
I put up New Year decorations.
十二月(じゅうにがつ)になると、正月飾(しょうがつかざ)りが店(みせ)に並(なら)び始(はじ)める。
In December, New Year decorations start appearing in stores.
松(まつ)の内(うち)が過(す)ぎたら、正月飾(しょうがつかざ)りを外(はず)して神社(じんじゃ)に持(も)っていく。
After the New Year period ends, we take down the decorations and bring them to a shrine.

Compound of 正月(しょうがつ) (New Year) + 飾(かざ)り (decoration). A collective term for the various decorations used during the Japanese New Year season.

COMMON TYPES:

  • 門松(かどまつ): pine decorations placed at gates/entrances
  • 鏡餅(かがみもち): stacked rice cakes as an offering
  • 注連飾(しめかざ)り: sacred rope decoration for doorways

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 正月飾(しょうがつかざ)りを飾(かざ)る: to put up New Year decorations
  • 正月飾(しょうがつかざ)りを外(はず)す: to take down New Year decorations
  • 正月飾(しょうがつかざ)りを買(か)う: to buy New Year decorations

CULTURAL NOTE:
Decorations are typically put up by December 28 — setting them up on December 29 (二重苦(にじゅうく), double suffering) or December 31 (一夜飾(いちやかざ)り, one-night decoration) is considered unlucky. They are removed after 松(まつ)の内(うち) (usually January 7) and burned at a shrine ceremony called どんど焼(や)き.

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