にほんのぶんか
きせつのイベントとしゅくじつ
Japanese Culture
Seasonal Events & Holidays
もくじ
(Index)
The Japanese New Year (正月 Shōgatsu) is an annual festival with its own customs. Since 1873, the official Japanese New Year has been celebrated according to the Gregorian calendar, on January 1 of each year, New Year's Day (元日 Ganjitsu).
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Hinamatsuri is also called the Girls’ Festival. It is celebrated on March 3rd to wish girls good health and growth. Most families that have girls celebrate by displaying a set of beautifully dressed dolls that represent the members of the ancient imperial court of the Heian Period (794 to 1185).
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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 need for recent astronomical measurements.
In Japan, Kodomo no hi, or "Children's Day," is celebrated every year on May 5. On this national holiday, children are respected and honored for their individual strengths and happiness is wished upon them.
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Japanese Summer Solstice.
The Star Festival is celebrated on the seventh day of the seventh month. It used to be held on the seventh day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar. Today, however, it is celebrated on July 7th of the solar calendar in most of Japan except for some rural areas.
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The Bon Festival is a Buddhist ceremony where people honor the souls of their deceased ancestors. It is also called urabon and obon in Japanese. The Bon Festival is among the most important traditional events of the year in Japan.
Respect for the Aged Day (敬老の日 Keirō no Hi) is a Japanese designated public holiday celebrated annually to honor elderly citizens.[1] It started in 1966 as a national holiday and was held on every September 15. Since 2003, Respect for the Aged Day is held on the third Monday of September due to the Happy Monday System.
Tsukimi (月見) or Otsukimi (お月見), literally moon-viewing, also known as Jugoya (十五夜), refers to Japanese festivals honoring the autumn moon, a version of the Mid-Autumn Festival. The celebration of the full moon typically takes place on the 15th day of the eighth month of the traditional Japanese calendar; the waxing moon is celebrated on the 13th day of the ninth month. These days normally fall in September and October of the modern solar calendar.
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Autumnal Equinox Day (秋分の日 Shūbun no Hi) is a public holiday in Japan that usually occurs on September 22 or 23, the date of Southward equinoxin Japan Standard Time (autumnal equinox can occur on different dates for different timezones).
Health and Sports Day (体育の日 Taiiku no hi), also known as Health-Sports Day or Sports Day, is a national holiday in Japan held annually on the second Monday in October. It commemorates the opening of the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, and exists to promote sports and an active lifestyle.
たまいれ (Ball Toss)
"Tamaire"
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つなひき (Tug-of-War)
"Tsuna Hiki"
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ときょうそう (race run)
"To-Kyoso"
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ににんさんきゃく (Three-legged race)
"Ninin Sankyaku"
リレー (Relay race run)
"Ri-Lei"
Culture Day (文化の日 Bunka no Hi) is a national holiday held annually in Japan on November 3 for the purpose of promoting culture, the arts, and academic endeavor. Festivities typically include art exhibitions, parades, and award ceremonies for distinguished artists and scholars.
Shichi-go-san is a traditional event that is held in celebration of children’s growth. Shichi-go-san also refers to November 15th when this event takes place. Shichi, go, and san literally mean seven, five, and three, and these three numbers represent the ages of seven, five, and three.
22nd of December is called "Touji (冬至)" in Japan, which is the day has the longest night in a year and one of shijuu-sekki. In winter all the plants died, many animals go into hibernation and gets difficult to find food. Well we are talking about before industrial revolution at least. Also the day time becomes shorter which gave humans enough anxiety.
Ōmisoka (大晦日)—or ōtsugomori (大晦)—is a Japanese traditional celebration on the last day of the year. Traditionally, it was held on the final day of the 12th lunar month. With Japan's switch to using the Gregorian calendar at the beginning of the Meiji era, December 31 (New Year's Eve) is now used for the celebration.
