Don't want to boar you

We are settling into 2019.  We've completed our tour of shrines, asking for good luck in the new year.  My son has gone back to school and my husband returned to work after a short holiday as well.  The last of the shimenawa (New Year wreaths) have been removed from doorways.

There are still small signs of the holiday around town - mostly food shaped like little boars.  The special food for New Years typically lasts for a few weeks into the year.  Since it is bad luck to wish someone happy new year before January 1, it would also be amiss to sell specially adorned food beforehand too. 

Bakeries still have their little boar shaped goodies for sale, which is perfectly fine with my son.  He has a special appreciation for consuming cute food.  Sometimes I think he could care less what the flavor was, as long as it was adorned appropriately.

Some of the boar pastries turn out better than others, but they are all cute on some level.