January 1 New Year's Day is the first day of the new year and a day to pray for luck and happiness in the new year and to make plans for the year, and it is also the day to make the first visit to a shrine or a nearby temple.
January 15 Matsuri (Adults' Day) It is a day to celebrate the coming of age of young men and women who have reached the age of 20 and have become self-sufficient, and is marked by ceremonies of coming-of-age rites of passage held by the administrative offices of cities, towns, and villages.
February 11th Founding Day
According to the Nihon Shoki, one of the earliest history books in Japan, this day was added in 1966 in order to commemorate the difficulty of establishing the nation and to cultivate patriotic sentiments. In Japan, there are still people who oppose the so-called "National Foundation Day".
March 21 is the day of the vernal equinox, the center of spring. It is a day for sweeping graves and paying homage to ancestors.
May 3, Constitution Memorial Day Commemorates May 3, 1947, the day the current Constitution was established.
May 5 Children's Day Originally celebrated as the Dragon Boat Festival for boys, it is a day to celebrate the growth of children and to pray for happiness.
September 15 Senior Citizens' Day A holiday made up in 1966 with the purpose of honoring and thanking the elderly.
September 23 Autumn Equinox Day This is the central day of the Autumn Equinox. As with the spring equinox, graves are swept and ancestral shrines are honored.
October 10 Sports Day A day commemorating the opening ceremony of the 1964 Olympic Games held in Tokyo. It is a day to approach sports and recognize the importance of health. 1966 was added to the list.
November 3 Culture Day A holiday commemorating the promulgation of the current Constitution of Japan on November 3, 1946, and aimed at fostering a sense of respect for culture.
November 23 Labor Appreciation Day This is the time of harvest. This holiday was established to express gratitude for the harvest and to rekindle a sense of appreciation for the joy of work.
December 23 National Day
March/April Cherry Blossom Festival
September 29, 1972 Establishment of Diplomatic Relations with Japan
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March 3 (one of Japan's five major festivals, Uesumi) is called the Daughter's Day, or Hina Matsuri, in Japan. Matsuri), parents set up a ladder-like display (pictured here) for the girls in the family, and from top to bottom, they place dolls dressed in Japanese kimono, which are called Hina Ningyou in Japan. (Hina Ningyou)
May 5, one of Japan's five major festivals, is called Tangono Sekku (Dragon Boat Festival), which is also known as Children's Day, but is celebrated mainly by boys, and was officially made a national holiday in 1948.
The July 35th holiday is not specific to boys and girls. The Japanese consider three, five and seven years old to be three particularly lucky years for children, so November 15 is set aside for them.
This time, we'll start with Daughter's Day.
March 14 White Valentine's Day Valentine's Day The person who receives the gift returns it to the other person with a corresponding gift on White Valentine's Day, March 14, as a token of appreciation; in layman's terms, it's the pastry industry's way of taking advantage of the opportunity to reap the benefits of the ...... It's no wonder that some Japanese youngsters are indignant while they shell out the money, saying: "White Valentine's Day is purely a conspiracy by the confectionery industry!"
Holidays can be roughly divided into three kinds, the first is a government-mandated holiday, such as: New Year's Day, Adult Day, the anniversary of the founding of the country, the spring equinox, the Emperor's Birthday, the Constitution Memorial Day, Children's Day (May 5), Respect for the Elderly Day, the Autumn Equinox, Sports Day, Culture Day, Labor Appreciation Day and so on; the second kind of holiday with tradition, such as: the Spring Festival, the Dragon Boat Festival, the eve of the seventh moon, the mid-autumn festival. Japan used to celebrate festivals according to Chinese customs, only after the Meiji Restoration, learning from the West, some festivals were not celebrated, such as the Spring Festival was changed to New Year's Day, which is no longer celebrated. There are also some Western-influenced festivals, such as Christmas, May Day, and Women's Day. There are also Japan's own festivals, such as Daughter's Day, Bon Festival, and July 5-3 and so on. The third is the routine Saturday and Sunday.