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Name Date Remarks Ref. New Year's Day (元日, Ganjitsu): January 1 This national holiday was established in 1948, as a day to celebrate the new year. New Year's Day marks the beginning of Japan's most important holiday season, the New Year season (正月, Shōgatsu), which generally refers to the first one, three or seven days of the year.
The following table is a list of countries by number of public holidays excluding non-regular special holidays. Nepal and India have the highest number of public holidays in the world with 35 annually. Also, Nepal has 6 day working schedule in a week.
Vernal Equinox Day became a public holiday in 1948. Prior to that it was the date of Shunki kōreisai (春季皇霊祭), an event relating to Shinto. Like other Japanese holidays, this holiday was repackaged as a non-religious holiday for the sake of separation of religion and state in Japan's postwar constitution. Pre-1945 State Shinto or ...
Employees are entitled to 28 total working days (5.6 working weeks, or 4 full weeks) of annual leave. These often include public/bank holidays which otherwise would be unpaid. Many employers will offer more than 20 days of paid annual leave in addition to the recognised bank holidays. Paid time off can increase with years of service.
Golden Week (Japanese: ゴールデンウィーク, Hepburn: Gōruden Wīku) [a] or Ōgon Shūkan (黄金週間) is a holiday period in Japan from 29 April to 5 May containing multiple public holidays. [1]
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After World War II in 1948, the government renamed it to Tennō tanjōbi (天皇誕生日)-- the literal translation of emperor's birthday--and made the day a public holiday. [3] Under the law, when the throne passes to a new Emperor, the National Diet must convene and change the holiday date's to that of the new Emperor's birthday.
Autumnal Equinox Day became a public holiday in 1948. In 1947 and before, it was the date of Shūki kōreisai ( 秋季皇霊祭 ) , an event relating to Shinto . Like other holidays, this holiday was repackaged as a non-religious holiday for the sake of separation of religion and state in Japan's postwar constitution .