new year and buckwheat noodeles

Whenever I think about new year, Soba comes first. It is my favorite food.

In Japan it is customary to eat buckwheat noodles towards the end of the old year's final day usually round 23:00 at home. the noodles are called "Toshikoshi-Soba", literally means "Seeing the old year out-buckwheat noodles". This cumtom implies that people pray for their happiness for a long time like long noodles. It is ominous that eating nooldes does not finish during new year's eve. So, the noodle must be finished eating on new year's eve. This cumstom varies from region to region, but eating noodles is in common.

However, I have not eaten the noodles for the last few years...