The bell Jokun refers to is the special New Years bell to which I referred to above. On New Years in Japan, temple bell will be struck 108 times, one time for each of our desires. Called joya no kane (除夜の鐘), this is a purifying ritual of sorts, a way to start the year fresh. We'll come back to this in a second and I'll explain why 108 rings.
This is interesting knowledge about Japanese culture. Thank you for giving out such detail about their New Year's celebration. I am glad that I learned something from you today. Here, I would like to wish you a happy new year and hope that all the success in life will keep flowing to you. Best wishes always, @dbooster
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Happy New Year!!