Please join us to welcome the new year! It is a tradition in Soto Zen temples to clean the temple, chant together, and eat “longevity noodles”. We sit zazen until midnight, marked by 108 strikes of the temple bell. We close with a toast and burn worn out sutra pages, memorial name cards, incense and candle stubs as we mark the turning of the year.
This is a sober, intoxicant-free event. Please consider a donation to support the temple.
Schedule:
8:15 Bowing together (foyer) and Temple Cleaning
9:30 Chanting (zendo)
9:45 Toshi-koshi noodles (dining room)
10:30 Han begins for zazen
10:40 Zazen
11:10 Kinhin
11:25 Zazen with 108 bells
12:00 Bonfire & Traditional Toast-
Non-alcoholic sparkling cider will be provided.
*Please do not bring your own alcohol or other intoxicants.
