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Harvest Festival (豊年祭, Hōnensai) is a fertility festival celebrated every year on March 15 in some locations in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. [1] Hōnen means prosperous year in Japanese, implying a rich harvest, while a matsuri is a festival. The Hōnen festival and ceremony celebrate the blessings of a bountiful harvest and all manner of ...
Respect for the Aged Day: September 15 → 3rd Monday of September, starting in 2003. Health and Sports Day : October 10 → 2nd Monday of October, starting in 2000. In 2006, the country added Shōwa Day , a new national holiday, in place of Greenery Day on April 29, and to move Greenery Day to May 4.
White Day is celebrated annually on March 14, one month after Valentine's Day, when men give reciprocal gifts to women who gave them gifts on Valentine's Day.It began in Japan in 1978; its observance has spread to several other East Asian regions like China, Taiwan, South Korea and countries worldwide.
March 15. World Consumer Rights Day. March 16. National Corn Dog Day. March 17. Evacuation Day. Saint Patrick's Day. World Sleep Day. March 18. National Biodiesel Day. Awkward Moments Day. March 19.
March 15 is the 74th day of the year (75th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 291 days remain until the end of the year. Events. Pre-1600. 474 BC – ...
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 ...
The March 15 incident (三・一五事件, San ichi-go jiken) was a crackdown on socialists and communists by the Japanese government in 1928. Among those who were arrested in the incident was the Marxist economist Kawakami Hajime .
In Japan, a month after Valentine’s Day, partners who received gifts in February are expected to give on White Day. ... March 14, or 3.14, is celebrated by mathematics enthusiasts as Pi Day.