Celebration of New Year - Ganoiwai

Japanese: 賀の祝い - がのいわい
Celebration of New Year - Ganoiwai

A celebration of longevity, also known as sanka. Age 40 according to the traditional Japanese age reckoning system is called shoro, and celebrations were held every 10 years thereafter. Nowadays, celebrations for 40 and 50 are no longer common, but celebrations for 61 (kanreki), 70 (koki), 77 (kiju), 80 (sanju), 88 (beiju), 90 (sotju), and 99 (hakuju). These sanka customs were introduced from mainland China, and it is detailed in books such as "Goukeshidai" that solemn ceremonies were held for the emperor's sanka.

[Oto Tokihiko]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

算賀ともいう長寿の祝い。数え年40歳を初老といい、それから10年ごとに年祝いをした。現在では40や50の祝いは一般にしなくなり、61の還暦、70の古稀(こき)、77の喜()寿(きじゅ)、80の傘(仐)寿(さんじゅ)、88の米寿(べいじゅ)、90の卒(卆)寿(そつじゅ)、99の白寿(はくじゅ)などの祝いがある。これら算賀の風習は中国大陸より伝えられたものであり、天皇の算賀には重々しい儀式が行われたと『江家次第(ごうけしだい)』などに詳記されている。

[大藤時彦]

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