What I did on the beginning of a new year

It's the 1st of 2009, the beginning of a new year.
I got up 8 in the morning, ate "Zouni", and went to the buddhist temple near my home. There are many temples and shrines in Japan. A lot of people go to the temples and shrines to pray for happiness for the new year. This is the first visit paid on the New Year holidays, and it is called "Hatsumode."