年末大掃除1 The end-of-year clearning1

日本[にほん]では毎年[まいとし]年末[ねんまつ](= end of year)に、大掃除[おおそうじ](lit. big cleaning)をします。これは、新[あたら]しい年[とし]をきれいな、すっきりした(= tidy)家[いえ]で迎[むか]える(= to welcome)ためです。

[ねん]に1度[ど]の特別[とくべつ]な(= special)掃除[そうじ]です。いつもはしない掃除[そうじ]や修理[しゅうり](= repair)をします。たとえば、これ!

Japanese people normally organise "End-of-year cleaning" in December. This is done for welcoming a new year at a freshly cleaned and tidied house.

This is the annual special cleaning and people do something they usually do not do in their everyday lives. For example;

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