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ending one's New Year's card custom
The practice of formally ending the custom of exchanging New Year's cards (年賀状), usually by sending a final card that announces one will no longer send them. A growing trend, especially among the elderly.
今年で年賀状じまいをする。
I'll end my New Year's card custom this year.
高齢を理由に年賀状じまいをする人が増えている。
More people are ending their New Year's card custom citing old age.
親が年賀状じまいをしたいと言うので、文面を一緒に考えた。
My parent said they wanted to stop sending New Year's cards, so we worked out the wording together.
The suffix 〜じまい (from 仕舞う, "to finish, to close") means putting an end to a practice. A 年賀状じまい is usually announced on the final card itself.
USAGE:
- A recent social trend tied to 終活 (end-of-life preparations) and the spread of digital greetings.
RELATED:
- 年賀状: New Year's greeting card
- 終活: preparations for the end of one's life