When is the Japanese New Year?

Japanese New Year (Japanese: しょぅがつ) refers to the Gregorian calendar 65438+ 10/to 65438+1 0/3, which is equivalent to the Spring Festival in other parts of East Asia and is the most important day of the year.

Before the Meiji Restoration, Japan used the lunar calendar modified by the summer calendar to calculate the year, but after Japan changed to the Gregorian calendar in 1873, most places did not celebrate the old first month (except the Amami Islands in Okinawa Prefecture and Kagoshima Prefecture). Ordinary enterprises generally rest during the New Year.

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Other festivals in Japan

65438+1October 15: Adult Festival is a festival to celebrate the independence of young men and women who have reached the age of 20, and there are adult ceremonies held by municipal, town and village administrative organs.

February 1 1: People's Republic of China (PRC) was founded.

According to the records in the earliest Japanese history book "The History of Japan", this day was added by 1966 in order to recall the difficulties of the founding of the People's Republic of China and cultivate patriotic sentiments. In Japan, there are still people who oppose the so-called "Founding Day".

March 2 1: The vernal equinox is the central day of "the other side of spring". This is the day to visit the graves and worship the ancestors.

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

September 15: Respect for the elderly is a festival aimed at respecting and thanking the elderly, which was supplemented in 1966.

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

65438+1October 10: Commemoration of Sports Festival1Opening 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. 1966 revised edition.

165438+1October 3rd: The Cultural Festival is a festival to commemorate1October 3rd, when the current Japanese Constitution was promulgated, and to cultivate a sense of respect for culture.

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