Happy New Year!

<p>I&rsquo;d like to wish everyone a happy, healthy, and prosperous New Year.</p> <p>The Japanese greet each other in the new year by saying &ldquo;<em>Akemashite omedetou gozaimasu</em>,&rdquo; which means, literally, &ldquo;Congratulations, it started [or opened],&rdquo; but is usually translated as &ldquo;Happy New Year.&rdquo;</p> <p>I read an article recently that suggested New Year&rsquo;s Day is just another day, why treat it differently from any other day? I resent that kind of thinking. I need my special days.</p> <p>Speaking of special, did you notice that 12/31/23 can be broken down to read 123123? If that is not the sign of an auspicious day, I don&rsquo;t know what is. And to my way of thinking, if the end of one year is special, the beginning of the next must be extra special.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/illumination-curated/happy-new-year-48a43ce473f7"><strong>Visit Now</strong></a></p>
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