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New Year Traditions: Out with the old, in with the new — except when it comes to how we celebrate the start of 2018!

Posted by The Coastal Star on January 3, 2018 at 13:36

Taiko drummers pound out music for the Japanese New Year at the Morikami Museum. Photo provided

This is the first in an occasional series about traditions that accompany the start of a new year.

By Janis Fontaine

Happy 2018, everyone!
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Tots & Teens: More for kids at Morikami festival

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on December 30, 2014 at 17:02

There will be performances by taiko drummers throughout the day at Oshogatsu. Photo provided

By Shelley Gilken

Among the Japanese traditions to commemorate the New Year: taiko drummers. A game similar to badminton. An elaborate lion dancer called

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