What are the festivals in Japan?

1. Natsu Matsuri is a general term for various festivals held on summer days, and is a traditional folkloric event in Japan. Most of the summer festivals in Japan have their origins in the neighboring events associated with Bon and Tanabata Gion. They take place between June and July. Initially, most of these festivals were religious in origin, praying for a good harvest, business and family prosperity. As times have changed, for the young people of Japan, a festival means being able to wear a beautiful yukata (summer kimono), visit a temple fair with lots of snacks, and see mesmerizing fireworks.

2. Boys' Day Dragon Boat Festival is also on this day. It is a day to celebrate the growth of children and pray for happiness. It is expressed in the form of outdoor carp flags hung from poles and samurai dolls placed in the homes of families with boys.

The Japanese believe that the carp is a symbol of strength and courage, and expresses the desire of parents to see their children and grandchildren become brave and strong samurai. The day was designated as a national holiday based on the principle of "respecting the child's personality, seeking the child's happiness, and thanking the mother".

3, Bar Mitzvah Japan's Bar Mitzvah from the ancient rites of passage, Japan's ancient rites of passage by the Chinese tradition of "crown rites" influence. In Japan, the 20-year-old young people, most of the adult festival dressed in traditional costumes, to the shrine to pay homage, thanks to the gods, the blessing of the ancestors, the adult festival is one of the very important traditional festivals in Japan.

4. Respect for the Elderly Festival to honor the elderly, thank the elderly for the purpose of the festival in 1966 to make up the system. The date of this festival until 2003 (Heisei 15) was September 15th.

5. Cherry Blossom Festival The cherry blossom festival, also called Sakura Matsuri, is held from March 15 to April 15 every year. It has a history of more than a thousand years. Cherry blossoms since the blossom to flower only seven days, and therefore also known as the cherry blossom seven days. It is the season when cherry blossoms open from the south to the north of Japan, and people set up a sumptuous banquet under the cherry blossom trees, either gathering with their families or inviting three or five friends to get drunk while reciting poems and making paintings and drinking. Young men and women chase and play in the cherry blossom bushes, talk about love, and more people are carrying rice wine and cherry blossoms, etc., which attracts many tourists every year.