Holidays: Mochi

Kagami Mochi

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• Description: Mochi (a sticky type of rice) is an important part to New Year’s in Japan. Kagami mochi is an arrangement placed in the household consisting of two mochi stacked on a stand and a small orange on top. It traditional serves as an offereing to the deities that visit on New Year’s.
  For more information, visit: http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/explore/calendar/january/kagamimochi.html

• Links
  • Guide to New Year’s Traditions
  • New Year’s in Japan
  • About Japanese New Year’s
  • Manga: Going to a Shrine on New Year’s

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• Lesson Plans
  • Yearly Events – Ohio Delegation Group (YJT)

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  • Social Studies: 
    • Grade K: A Child’s Place in Time – #1
    • Grade K: A Child’s Place in Time – #2
    • Grade 1: Families Now and Long Ago, Near and Far – #1
    • Grade 1: Families Now and Long Ago, Near and Far – #2