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Many dates have been selected because of a special relationship with the anniversary, but some are the product of Japanese wordplay (語呂合わせ, goroawase). These are listed by month in date order. Those excluded from the list are as follows: Public holidays in Japan such as New Year's Day, National Foundation Day, etc.
Vernal Equinox Day (春分の日, Shunbun no Hi) is a public holiday in Japan that occurs on the date of the Northward equinox in Japan Standard Time (the vernal equinox can occur on different dates in different time-zones), usually March 20 or 21. The date of the holiday is not officially declared until February of the previous year, due to ...
Japanese festivals are traditional festive occasions often celebrated with dance and music in Japan.In Japan, festivals are called matsuri (祭り), and the origin of the word matsuri is related to the kami (神, Shinto deities); there are theories that the word matsuri is derived from matsu (待つ) meaning "to wait (for the kami to descend)", tatematsuru (献る) meaning "to make offerings ...
The Japanese culture and tradition incorporated this in a unique way that spread throughout the country. The festivals were held until the beginning of the Meiji era. Some of them are still celebrated by the public today. [1] [2] Kochōhai: on New Year's, the nobles processed before the emperor during the Jinjitsu celebrations.
Young people, dressed up for Coming of Age Day, walk in front of a shrine just before twilight (2009)(video). Coming of Age Day (成人の日, Seijin no Hi) is a public holiday in Japan held annually on the second Monday of January under the Happy Monday System.
A bus decorated with two flags in celeberation of Greenery Day, 2024. The present observation of Greenery Day (みどりの日, Midori no Hi) as a public holiday in Japan stems from the celebration of the birthday of the Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito, who lived from 1901 to 1989) on April 29 every year during the Shōwa era (1926 - 1989).
People react during a countdown event to celebrate the New Year in front of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 1, 2025.
The festival was introduced to Japan by the Empress Kōken in 755. [4] It originated from "The Festival to Plead for Skills" (乞巧奠, Kikkōden), an alternative name for Qixi [5]: 9 which is celebrated in China and also was adopted in the Kyoto Imperial Palace from the Heian period.