<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishSiku ya Mwaka Mpya ni ya kimya zaidi kuliko ya nchi za Magharibi, ambapo Wajapani hukusanyika kwenye madhabahu maarufu ili kuomba bahati njema kwa mwaka ujao.  <response>: New Years Eve is a quieter, more solemn affair than in the West, when the Japanese flock to famous shrines to pray for good fortune for the coming year. 