Japanese festivals

January 1st, New Year's Day is the first day of the new year, and it is also a day to pray for luck and happiness in the new year, and to make plans for this year. On this day, you also go to a shrine or a nearby temple for your first visit.

Adult Day on January 15th is a festival to celebrate the independence of young men, women and adults who have reached the age of 2. Administrative organs of cities, towns and villages hold adult ceremonies.

The anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China on February 11th

According to the record in the earliest Japanese history book "The Book of Japan", this day was added in 1966 for the purpose of recalling the difficulty of founding the country and cultivating patriotic sentiments. In Japan, there are still people who object to the so-called "Founding Day".

March 21st, the vernal equinox, is the central day of "the other side of spring". It is a day to sweep graves and worship ancestors.

the anniversary of the constitution on may 3rd is to commemorate the date when the current constitution was formulated on may 3rd, 1947.

Children's Day on May 5th was originally a day to celebrate boys' Dragon Boat Festival, children's growth and pray for happiness.

On September 15th, the Day of Respecting the Elderly was established in 1966 with the aim of respecting and thanking the elderly.

the autumnal equinox on September 23rd is the central day on the other side of autumn. Like the vernal equinox, we should sweep graves and worship ancestors' spirits.

October 1th Sports Festival commemorates the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games held in Tokyo in 1964. This is a day to get close to sports and realize the importance of health. Revised in 1966.

November 3rd Cultural Festival is a festival to commemorate the promulgation of the current Japanese Constitution on November 3rd, 1946 and to cultivate the awareness of respecting culture.

November 23rd is the labor thank-you day, which coincides with the harvest season. In order to express gratitude for the harvest and re-understand the joy of labor, a festival aimed at thanking labor was formulated.

December 23rd, National Day

March-April Cherry Blossom Festival

September 29th, 1972, the date of establishing diplomatic relations with China

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-------------------. Or Hina Matsuri, parents will set up a ladder-shaped display table for girls at home (as shown in the picture), and from top to bottom, dolls wearing Japanese kimonos will be placed. This kind of doll is called a young human figure in Japan. (Hina Ningyou)

May 5th (Dragon Boat Festival, one of the five major festivals in Japan), which is called Dragon Boat Festival in Japan (Tangono Sekku), is also a real Children's Day, but it is mainly for boys, and it officially became a national holiday in Japan in 1948.

there will be no specific boys and girls on July 35. Japanese people think that children are especially lucky at three years old, five years old and seven years old, so November 15th is set for them every year.

Let me introduce you this time, Daughter's Day.

People who received gifts on Valentine's Day in white day on March 14th returned them to each other in white day on March 14th to show their gratitude. Vulgarily speaking, the pastry industry should take the opportunity to make a profit ... No wonder some Japanese young people said indignantly while paying money: "white day is purely a conspiracy of the pastry industry!"

Holidays can be roughly divided into three types. The first type is government-stipulated holidays, such as New Year's Day, Adult's Day, Founding Day, Vernal Equinox, Emperor's Birthday, Constitution Memorial Day, Children's Day (May 5th), Respect for the Elderly, Autumn Equinox, Sports Festival, Cultural Festival, Labor Thanks Day, etc. The second kind of traditional festivals, such as beginning of spring, Dragon Boat Festival, Qixi Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival. In the past, Japan also celebrated festivals according to China's custom, but after the Meiji Restoration, it learned from the West, and some festivals were not enough. For example, the Spring Festival was changed to New Year's Day, and it was no longer celebrated. There are also some festivals influenced by the West, such as Christmas, May Day and Women's Day. In addition, there are Japan's own festivals, such as Daughter's Day, Bonin Festival, July 53 and so on. The third is the routine Saturday and Sunday.