Happy New 2019 Year @YasumiKikuchi ,
This is the first time I hear so detailed explanation how Japanese people celebrate the New Year. Honestly speaking I thought that Japanese people celebrate according to the Chinese Lunar Calendar - just as Koreans and many other southeast Asian countries?
Being able to see the birth of a God 歳徳神 and receive its blessings is a unique experience and belief.
As for the Omikuji belief maybe the 大吉 (as Chinese say for a New Year’s greeting 大吉大利) is not always the best luck, because except for the luck, we need to be careful and hardworking during the whole year.