noun
New Year; New Year's (esp. first three days)
Refers to the New Year holiday period, especially the first three days (三が日). Culturally significant time for shrine visits, special foods, and family gatherings.
正月には家族で初詣に行きます。
During New Year's, we go to the first shrine visit of the year as a family.
お正月はおせち料
There is a custom of eating osechi cuisine during New Year's.
noun
first month of the year; January
Literally the first month of the lunar or calendar year; in modern usage, often synonymous with January. Less common than the holiday sense.
旧暦の正月は現在の2月頃にあたります。
The first month of the lunar calendar falls around February in the current calendar.