Item:New Year's noodles (New Horizons)

"In Japan, many celebrate the new year with toshikoshi-soba ("year-passing soba") for good luck. The noodles' length is a symbol of long life, and the ease of cutting them represents cutting away misfortunes."

- Event description

The New Year's noodles is a miscellaneous furniture item in introduced in the. As a miscellaneous item, it can be placed on either the ground or on the surfaces of tables and other similar furniture items that have surfaces for items. Since version, the New Year's noodles is edible and by eating it, the player will earn five energy points to be able to relocate trees or break rocks.

The New Year's noodles can be obtained from Nook Shopping for Bells 1200 from December 22 to December 31 during the Ōmisoka Nook Shopping seasonal event. This item can only be ordered from the catalog while its seasonal event is ongoing.

Real-world information
(年越し蕎麦/としこしそば) is a dish served around ōmisoka, on December 31st, as a signal for good luck. It is primarily made with (そば/蕎麦), a thin noodle composed from  that can be easily cut when eating, which represents the idea of letting go of hardships of the year. Some traditions also hold the belief that a long soba noodle symbolizes a long life.

Toshikoshi soba was first served during the of Japan, when merchants held a custom of eating Misoka soba (みそかそば). Various regions in Japan often serve different type of toshikoshi soba, and either serve the noodles hot or cold. For instance, tempura soba is a popular variation of the dish, served with soba noodles, for a long life, and fried  for good luck.

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