Ake Ome Koto Yoro – 2006
Josephine Baker 
By Calder
Ake Ome Koto Yoro – continuing the tradition of snappy Japanese new year greetings I learned on this blog last year.
Mutant Eggplant 
New Year Greetings
In pictures: Celebrations of New Year (BBC)
(From Sydney and other cities around the world)
Osechi – Japanese New Years feast for your eyes.
Mark Morris 
image source design by Maira Kalman
“Four Saints, Three Acts,” by Gertrude Stein
Gong Li celebrated her birthday yesterday.
Gong Li is a Capricorn/Snake like Mao Tse Tung, Martin Luther King and Mohamed Ali. They are big people with presence.
Matisse and Paul Bowles were also born on Dec 31.