年頭ねんとう (nentou)

会長かいちょうが 年頭ねんとうの 挨拶あいさつをした

The chairman made his New Year speech.

後白河上皇は長年頭痛に悩まされていた。

The retired Emperor Go-Shirakawa suffered from headaches for many years.

歌会始（うたかいはじめ）は年頭に行われるその年初めての歌会。

Utakai Hajime is a poetry reading which is held at the beginning of the New Year.

東海自然歩道の構想は昭和44年の年頭において厚生省の施策として発表された。

The project of Tokaido Nature Trail construction was presented at the beginning of the year 1969 as a policy of the Ministry of Health and Welfare.

応永31年（1425年）頭弁（蔵人頭左大弁）甘露寺房長の子として生まれる（応永32年説もあり）。

1425 (some say in 1426): Chikanaga KANROJI was born as a child of Fusanaga KANROJI, then To no ben (a chief of officials of the dajokan (Grand Council of State)), also referred as Kurodo no to (Head Chamberlain) Sadaiben (major controller of the left).

予祝芸能行事としては、東京都板橋区にのこる板橋の田遊びや和歌山県かつらぎ町花園の花園の御田舞（ともに重要無形民俗文化財）が、年頭や小正月におこなわれるものとしては古い形態をよくとどめている。

Among events of Yoshuku Geino (Preliminary Celebration), Taasobi (ritual Shinto performance to pray for a good rice-crop for the year) handed down in Itabashi Ward, Tokyo and Hanazono no Ondamai (the rice field dance in Hanazono) performed in Hanazono, Katsuragi-cho, Wakayama Prefecture (both being designated as Important Intangible Property of Folk Culture) retain the old forms as an event held at New Year or Lunar New Year.

京都町奉行の成立に先立つ寛文8年12月5日(旧暦)に作成された「町代役之覚」という17ヶ条の町代と町奉行間で交わされた文書によると、町奉行から出された法令・触書の伝達、町から出された様々な請願・届出の提出、京都市民を代表して江戸城の征夷大将軍への年頭拝礼、町人役（町々への賦課）の徴収、火災・闕所・見廻などの出役などがあり、訴訟事務などのために公事・訴訟が行われる日には交替で1名が奉行所内の町代部屋に出仕して事務処理の補佐を行った。

There was documents exchanged between Machidai and the Kyoto city magistrates called 'Machidaiyaku no Oboe' consisting of 17 Articles compiled on January 7, 1669 (prior to the establishment of the Kyoto city magistrates), which states duties of Machidai as follows: Outside works of transmission of ordinance and notification issued by the city magistrates, submission of various applications and written reports entrusted by the town, New Year visit to the shogun in Edo-jo Castle as a representative of Kyoto citizens, collection of levy from towns, examination of the scene of a fire and a confiscated estate, and patrol; and Machidai alternately does desk works in Machidai room of the Kyoto city magistrates' office to assist court clerical on the day when a court is held.

年頭にあたり皆様のご幸福を念じ, あわせてご繁栄をお祈り申し上げます. I wish you all a happy and prosperous New Year.年頭にあたり皆様のご幸福を念じ, あわせてご繁栄をお祈り申し上げます. I hope that the coming year will prove a very happy and prosperous one to you and yours.1581年（天正9年）元旦、多聞院英俊より年頭祝儀の進物が送られる。

On the New Year's Day 1581, a new year gift was given by Eishun TAMONIN.