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The custom in that country is to ring the bell 108 times in the New Year.

Japan-Ring the bell 108 times

The Japanese used to spend two New Years, that is, New Year's Day and Spring Festival, which is similar to the situation in our country now. Only in modern times did it change to a new calendar year. On New Year's Eve, the Japanese call it "New Year's Eve". On New Year's Eve, the Japanese also have the custom of celebrating the New Year. People eat buckwheat noodles and watch TV programs arranged for the New Year. The solo competition between male and female singers is the most popular.

At midnight, the temple is filled with cigarettes and the bell rings, often knocking 108. It is said that this is because there is a saying in the Buddhist scriptures that "when you hear the bell, your troubles will be clear." The Japanese believe that every time you knock on the door, you will get rid of one kind of trouble, and knocking 108 times means clearing all troubles. After the bell rings, people flock to shrines and temples, burn incense and worship Buddha, and sign fortune-telling, which is called "the first visit".

Every year from midnight to New Year's Day, about 80 million people visit the Yasukuni Shrine. On the morning of New Year's Day, the whole family arranged to drink Tu Su wine in turn from young to old, and taste herring roe, black beans and dried fish cooked with slightly sweet soy sauce. It is said that these auspicious foods will bring prosperity and health to future generations.