新年(しんねん)が明けて1週間(しゅうかん)が経(た)ちました。みなさんはどんなお正月(しょうがつ)やクリスマスを過ご(すご)しましたか？日本(にほん)ではお正月(しょうがつ)は家族(かぞく)で過ご(すご)すことが多(おお)いです。子どもが大(おお)きくなると、クリスマスはあまり家族(かぞく)で過ご(すご)すことはありません。では誰(だれ)とどう過ご(すご)すのでしょう？「くりぼっち」という言葉(ことば)があるように、日本人(にほんじん)のクリスマスの過ご(すご)し方は他(ほか)の国(くに)と比(くら)べて少(すこ)し違(ちが)うのかもしれません。今回(こんかい)は日本(にほん)のクリスマス、お正月(しょうがつ)、バレンタインについて、Thanksgivingやイースターホリデーと比(くら)べながら話(はな)してみました。

A week has passed since the New Year dawned. How did everyone spend their Christmas and New Year's holidays? In Japan, New Year's is often spent with family. As children grow up, spending Christmas with the family becomes less common. So, who do Japanese people spend Christmas with then? As the term 'Kuribocchi' suggests, the way Japanese people spend Christmas might be a bit different from other countries. In this episode, we discuss how Christmas, New Year's, and Valentine's Day are celebrated in Japan, comparing them with Thanksgiving and Easter holidays.

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