Otoshidama
お年玉
おとしだま
Gift of money children receive at New Year's from parents, grandparents, and relatives are called otoshidama. The money is usually given in little decorative envelopes. Accroding to Kumon Children's Research Institute (1999), an average child receives around 40,000 each year. Most save the money. Others spend it on relatively expensive computer games, clothes, and CDs.
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