過冷却された霧粒が風で木などに吹き付けられ、その刺激で氷となって付いたもの。
木に白い花が咲いたように見える
“Muhyo”
This means rime ice.
“霧” represents fog and “氷” represents ice.
When supercooled water liquid droplets are sprayed on trees by wind, the stimulation turns the droplets into ice.
It looks as if white flowers bloom on the trees.
ウグイスやホトトギスなどがその年に初めて鳴く様子のこと
“Hatsune”
The first singing of Japanese bush warbler or Little cuckoo in the new year.
新葉が出てから古い葉が落ちるので、新旧相ゆずるという縁起を祝って新年の飾り物に使う。
“Yuzuri-Ha”
This is a plant whose leaves are used as a decoration for the New Year in Japan.
The name comes from the way the leaves come out that the old leaves fall after the new ones comes out, as if the old leaves give place, ‘Yuzuru’ in Japanese, to the new ones.
(鶴は千年の寿命を保つといわれるところから)長生き。長命。長寿
“Kaku-ju”
Cranes have been said to live great ages of a thousand and it is the symbole of longevity.
新春のめでたい気分が天地あまねく行き渡り満ちていること
“Shuku-ki”
This represents that the happy atmosphere of new year spreads throughout the country.
どの季節でも色が変わらない常緑樹の松は、神のよりしろ依代や、長寿の象徴とされる
“Shoju Sennen no Midori”
A pine tree it an evergreen tree. It does not change its color no matter what the season is, and it is a symbol of longevity.
茶杓の銘として使われる
養老元年（717年）の詔に、養老の滝の水を、若水として改元したと伝わる。
なお、若水とは元日の朝に初めて汲む水のことを指す。
“Yoh-Roh”
This is used as a name of tea scoop.
The period from 717 to 724 was called the “Yoh-Roh” era in Japan.
It is derived from the “Yoh-Roh no Taki falls”.
At the beginning of the Yoh-Roh era it is said that Waka-Mizu, sacred water, was drawn from the Yoh-Roh no Taki falls.
長寿や末長い繁栄を祝う言葉。ばんざい。
また、日本の伝統芸能の一つ。 新年の言祝ぎの話芸として全国で興り、漫才の元になった。
“Man-zai”
This is a word celebrating longevity and many more years of prosperity. It’s also pronounced “Ban-zai.”
In addition to that, it represents one of Japanese traditional arts which had emerged as the art of storytelling for New Year celebration. It’s the origin of Manzai.
Manzai is the traditional Japanese comedy duo style performed by a straight man and a silly man.
