Japanese New Year

Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/japanese-new-year

Step 2 · Questions

1. 1. Where is Japanese New Year?

2. 2. How many people live in Japanese New Year?

3. 3. How big is Japanese New Year?

4. 4. What is the capital of Japanese New Year?

5. 5. What language do people speak in Japanese New Year?

6. 6. What is Japanese New Year called?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

• Shōgatsu

• Ōsōji

• Osechi-ryōri

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.