Osechi
assortment of food delicacies celebrating Japanese New Year / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Osechi is Japanese food made to celebrate the coming of the New Year, called Shogatsu.[1] It is one of the most important annual events in Japan. Osechi food is packed in colorful lacquer boxes called jubako. Each dish and ingredient in osechi has a meaning, such as good health, fertility, good harvest, happiness, long life, and so on. The kind of osechi foods eaten in Japanese homes varies from area to area. It is a Japanese tradition to eat osechi dishes during the New Year's holidays which go from January 1 to January 3.
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