Mochitsuki!

We pounded mochi with my family and my friends in the field today.

This is a traditional custom in Japan.
We celebrate New year and eat mochi for 3days in new year.

We pounded mochi to eat during the new celebration.

First,we steam rice,and then use Kine and Usu to pound steamed rice.


Kine is a thing to pound Mochi.
Usu is a thing to put Mochi in.





We eat mochi in New year because old Japnese people think the god resides in Mochi.

So old Japanese people eat Mochi on a special day.
Mochi is very tasty!!