Well, there is a point, but I think someone else covered it. Basically you can sum it up by saying this is a holiday that represents "we made it through another year, good luck on the next one"! At least, that's how I've always interpreted it. It's important if you're religious, but I won't go into detail on that, since I doubt you follow a religion from this world.
[And that would just get into Ryuunosuke's Feelings On God and that's always a messy topic.]
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Well, there is a point, but I think someone else covered it. Basically you can sum it up by saying this is a holiday that represents "we made it through another year, good luck on the next one"! At least, that's how I've always interpreted it. It's important if you're religious, but I won't go into detail on that, since I doubt you follow a religion from this world.
[And that would just get into Ryuunosuke's Feelings On God and that's always a messy topic.]