missing six months to the end of the year. It's hot and we Italic our mind just sun, sea and fun. Sun, sea and fun. Sun, sea and fun. But six months
Passaniti soon, so it's time to inform and organize.
In this case I want to mention the Japanese tradition of " nengajou ," the New Year's greeting cards.
A New Year it is customary to exchange greetings cards, a bit 'like us, but with the conditions and rules and a bit' different.
when to do it and when not to
Each family prepares and sends them to all their relatives or friends. Businesses and shops
send them, maybe its selected customers. I know something I
;-) And the thing is practically mandatory.
If, however, that there was a family in mourning for that year the family can not send or receive nengajou. This does not mean it is exempt from this work, in fact well in advance to send to all the possible match another set of postcards informing them that because of the mourning will not be able to send New Year greetings and good will that, for that 'people sent them to him not years.
Well ... something always has to send!
Shipping and delivery
Postcards New Year's are prepared in various ways, but it is vital that we delivered to the recipient together on the same day, the morning of New Year.
Last year, the Japanese postal system to deliver up to New Year's Day postcards pocketed by Dec. 21.
Obviously the Japanese postal system is organized to ensure the delivery that morning.
First in the days before the staff will identify all letters of that type, classify and store the pending delivery.
Second on the morning of New Year postmen will be called to a day of overwork to make all deliveries. In Italy it would be possible to have a system in full working order on the morning of New Year?
Postcards Postcards are types, but usually it comes to Japanese postcards, 10x15 vertical dall'affrancatura economic (given that you must send a lot ').
There is usually used to prepare it though and personalization with text stamp.
or you can find in any stationery shop in Silver Haze, etc.. For example
Japan Post offers prepaid cards in white, where you can write by hand or use a printer.
maybe the companies are preparing customized at the print shop.
Topics illustration on the card are varied, but range from traditional ones, such as the animal from the Chinese zodiac year, the photographic composition of the family (especially if there have been new arrivals). Rarely have Western Christmas illustrations, like the Christmas tree or the house under the snow.
stamp
inevitable element to be affixed on the card is any stamp, as per Japanese custom.
Given the Japanese mania for the stamps and stamp (remember that in Japan everyone has his personal stamp, which has a duration equal to the signature, if not more) they can not be lacking in this case.
And here I'm mad because in many stationers are of great stamp, that would make the joy of our own pro-Japanese maniacs.
Here are some photos, taken at Tokyu Hands. Note the right stamp with Tottori!
Print self-service
Last year the fashion was to prepare the computer, printed on an ink-jet color. And it was the business of the moment. At Yodobashi, but virtually everywhere, there were endless mountains of printer models and printing postcards, kit, software and guides to make photographs. I, too, I bought a little ', as it costs infinitely less than in Italy and I had to send a bit '. Even the post office it was selling, with stamps, virtually the sole cost of the stamp.
Now I greet you I'm going to jot down some ideas for the next nengajou and then I'll go to sea.
PS: if you pass the Post Office, take the series of New Year stamps. Those of 2008 were all gold filigree. Superb.
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