What's DONDO-YAKI??

Dondo-yaki is a traditional custom in Japan held around January 15th.

People build a tower with green bamboo, Japanese cedar, straw and reeds in an open area (Mostly at the river side or temple, shrine etc..) to burn New Year decorations including good luck charms and Kakizome (the first calligraphy at the beginning of the New Year) together with it in thanks for the good luck they brought in the past year.

And they wish for happiness, good health and success in their families and business and also good harvests in the new year around a bonfire flaming up.  

Smoke going up high into the sky is known as a way for Toshigami-sama (the year got coming to everyone’s home on the new year’s eve to make all one older and bring happiness) to direct him the home in safe.

In some areas, People grill some rice cake on the fire with the smoke and eat it in order to have a good luck for the new year.

We will show you a movie of Dondo-yaki shortly...

 

 

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