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Mochitsuki
In Japan, people prepare and eat mochi for New Year. The Consulate General of Japan in Marseille in inviting you to attend the traditional preparation of mochi!
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Introduction
The Japanese prepare mochi for New Year, by pounding glutinous rice with a huge pestle, and in an equally huge mortar. Preparing mochi takes much time and hard work, especially to pound the rice.
This step of the preparation is a real traditional ceremony people call mochitsuki.
At Japan Expo Sud
The Consulate General of Japan in Marseille invites you to attend a demonstration of this spectacular step of making mochi, the one during which the rice is pounded.
Those in the audience (limited number of people) who wish to give a try at pounding the rice will be invited to come up on stage at the end of the demonstration.
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