Happy New Year!
And Happy Hanukkah, too!
Hi everyone,
Just a quick blog entry to wish all of you a Happy New Year and some of you a Happy Hanukkah, too. For (なぜなら), the first day of 2025 is also the eighth and final night of Hanukkah, which started at sundown (日の入) on December 23rd. It is extremely rare (極めて珍しい) for the Festival of Lights to continue into the New Year.
Jack先生 and I are looking forward to (楽しみにしている) hearing all about your New Year's holiday when we see you back at E-Style next week. Until then, take care, stay warm, and enjoy all of your favorite traditional Japanese New Year dishes (おせち料理), especially Sanuki-style rice-cake soup (お雑煮), with white miso and sweet-bean-paste (餡) mochi!
Happy holidays,
Alan
