tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-18:92281 cuddlefish cuddlefish 2011-12-31T01:19:14Z tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-18:92281:376216 2011-12-31T01:19:14Z 2011-12-31T01:19:14Z sad public 1 In Japan, when you're mourning a family member you can send out a card early saying that you don't want new year's cards. It's not REQUIRED---opinions vary, and some feel that after a loss is a perfectly appropriate time to celebrate life with family and friends---but generally, mourning takes precendence over celebration.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/komachi/life/pop/20111228-OYT8T00892.htm?from=yolsp">This</a> poll, while admittedly really small (it's like a hundred people), shows that 76% of people who answered plan on not writing the traditional message congratulating everyone on the new year on their cards. When I first looked at it a couple hours ago it was more like 50% :| so I suppose there's room for it to change again.<br /><br />The fact that this poll even comes up means that a lot of people out there are...at least avoiding sending celebratory cards to one person they know, but probably more people. Because EARTHQUAKE TSUNAMI NUCLEAR DISASTER, TEN MONTHS AGO.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=cuddlefish&ditemid=376216" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-18:92281:376043 2011-12-26T01:57:33Z 2011-12-26T01:57:33Z public 0 It came down to a choice between lavender and pink for my DW and I decided: pink is more obnoxious 8D<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=cuddlefish&ditemid=376043" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments