Cultural Shocks

You may never imagine that someone or even many people have three reliogions within one week (7 days). But, that happen in Japan, the rising sun country. Please folow this words to get the story. My story was approved by some Japanese people.

During the end of the year, or we can say upcoming new year, mots of us know about the Chrismas Party. Yes, many Japanese people celebrate Christmas party, even they do not know about the Chris or Christian as a religion. They are just celebrating. Then, the next day is the last day of the year, which is 31 of December. At that day many Japanese people go to the Bhuddist temple to pray. Regardless of ages, they are all praying to the Bhudda. 

And, on the following day, which is the new year, many Japanese people also celebrating the religious moment. They go to the Shrine, Japanese shinto temple. They go there and pray for their gods until the sun rise.

Many Japanese people are happy to celebrating several days at the end of the year. So, why the title is having three religions within a week? I just want to say, that Japanese people are Christian (in celebration) on the 25 of December, Bhuddist on the last day of the year, and Shinto on the day of new year.

Why Japanese people do like that? I interviewed some Japanese people, including junior-senior high schools, they said that because we, Japanese people, love party. Party become parts of our lives, they said.

I have never found this culture elsewhere in the world. If you knwo this similar culture please share to us, by giving comments to this post. Thanks.

This is very uncommon in our country, Indonesia. We, now in Japan, meet many messengers of one religion. Let say christian messengers. They came to our house (apato-in Japanese) many times. They are all Japanese. When they came, the knocked the door very softly to give respect to the owner.  We opened the door. With the clean-neat cloth, the Japanese said - ohayougozaimasu- to us. We replied ohayougozaimasu. The next thing done by this globalization messengers were asking about the country where we come from. When we answered from specific country, then they open a small book that consist greetings in many language. Wherever you come from, with your own language, they ready to show us about their interest to come.

They told us: Have you ever imagine about the live with happiness and peace.  Would you like to live under that condition. We come here to spread the spirit of Jehuwah-(their gods). etc.etc.

Then we said: now we are people who already have religion. We are very sorry that we could not let you come to the next special message to us.  It was funny and litle bit stupid to come to people how already have religion.

They are never bored or hopeless to come to our house, or probably your house too. They are all well organized in Japan and other country. Be carefull, because this is the real cultural shocks to us or even you.