Happy New Year !

Happy New Year !! Osechi is finally ready and we had a nice quiet New Year's Eve and New Year just two of us :) (Yes, the party got canceled and it was rainy and windy very hard.) Each of the ingredients used in Osehi and Ozoni (New Year Soup) has some meaning. For example, bamboo shoot is symbolic of growing fast or lotus has some holes so you can see through what you are doing, etc....People eat all those food thinking what they mean....OR they just eat because they are VERY tasty. All the food are cooked and arranged very carefully (or buy from stores carefully) wishing their family and friends happiness in the new year.