Compare

Today, I am going to compare Japanese Christmas and New Year with British Christmas and New Year.

In Britain, Christmas Day is a holiday, bud Christmas Eve is not. People buy presents for friends and family and hide them until Christmas Eve. Then they put the presents under the Christmas tree. People usually have parties on Christmas Eve and spend Christmas Day with their family. On Christmas Day, people go to church, open their presents, it Christmas lunch and watch Queen’s speech. Christmas lunch is usually roast turkey, roast potatoes, mince pies and Christmas pudding.

In Japan, Christmas Day and Christmas Eve not holiday, but people usually spend with their family or friends. People buy presents for friends or family. Christmas lunch is Christmas cake.

In Britain, New Year is a short holiday. Only January 1st is a holiday. People go to parties on New Year’s Eve, stay up until midnight with family and friends and celebrate New Year with champagne. Although January 2nd is not holiday, many people stay home. There is no special food for New Year.

In Japan, New Year is long holiday. People go to shrine on New Year Eve. On January 1st, eat to special New Year’s food. People usually spend New Year with their family or relative.

In both Japan and Britain, peoples spend the holidays with family and friends. In Britain, people eat special food at Christmas, but in Japan, people eat special food at New Year. In Britain, people give presents at Christmas only, but in Japan, people give presents at Christmas and New Year. In Britain, Christmas is more important, but in Japan, New Year is more important.