What are the traditional festivals belonging to the Japanese?

1 month 1 day-New Year's Day (New Year's Day) According to Japanese custom, a general cleaning is required before New Year's Eve.

And hang a straw rope at the door, insert oranges (called "note rope"), and put pine, bamboo and plum (called "door pine", changed to pictures) in front of the door for good luck. On New Year's Eve, the whole family get together for dinner and listen to the "New Year's Eve bell" at midnight. Eat rice cake soup (called "miscellaneous cooking" [3]) on the morning of New Year's Day. Japanese New Year is one of the most important festivals in Japan.

Adult day

/kloc-the second Monday of October-Adult Day (Adult Day) is a festival to celebrate the independence of young men and women who have reached the age of 20, and the administrative organs of cities, towns and villages hold adult ceremonies. Before 2000, this period was 65438+1October 65438+May (Heisei 12).

National Day

February 1 1 day-National Day (Founding Day) According to Japanese mythology, Emperor Jimmu ascended the throne on February 1 1 day in 660 BC, so this day was designated as the founding day in the Constitution.

Spring Equinox

March 2 1 day or so-the vernal equinox (the day of vernal equinox) is the day to sweep graves and worship ancestors.

Showa day

Japan will pay homage at the beginning of the year, which is called "the first day".

April 29th-Showa, the birthday of Emperor Hirohito, was a national holiday when Hirohito was in office. After Hirohito's death, it was renamed as it is now, and it is still a national statutory holiday. This period is the date of birth of the Emperor before 1989 (the first year of Heisei), and the period from 1989 (the first year of Heisei) to 2006 (Heisei 18) is Green Day, and from 2007 (Heisei 19) to the present.

Constitutional anniversary

May 3rd —— Constitutional Remembrance Day1May 3rd, 947, the current Japanese Constitution came into effect, so this day was designated as the Remembrance Day.

Green day

May 4th-Green Day is a national rest day from 1988 to 2006.

International Children's Day

May 5th-Children's Day (こどもの) Dragon Boat Festival is also on this day. This is a day to celebrate children's growth and pray for happiness. Its concrete performance is that families with boys hang carp flags with high poles and put samurai dolls outdoors.

Hai Jie

On the third Monday in July-Sea Day, Japan is surrounded by the sea to thank the ocean for its kindness and pray to become a prosperous maritime country. The date of the period before 2003 (Heisei 15) is July 20th.

Respect for the elderly day

The third Monday in September-Respect for the Elderly Festival was compiled by 1966 to respect and thank the elderly. The date of this section before 2003 (Heisei 15) is 15 September.

Autumn Equinox

Around September 23rd-the autumnal equinox (the date of autumnal equinox) varies from year to year according to the calendar. Like the autumnal equinox, it is necessary to sweep graves and worship ancestors' spirits.

sports festival

/kloc-the second Monday in October-sports festival (sports day) commemoration1the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games held in Tokyo in 964. The date of this section before 2000 (heisei 12) is 10+00.

cultural festival

1 1 3rd of the month-Before the Cultural Festival (Cultural Day) 1954, it was a festival to commemorate the birthday of Emperor Meiji. 1964165438+1October 3, Japan announced its new constitution. Therefore, this day was changed to a cultural festival to promote the social principle of loving freedom and equality and promote cultural undertakings.

Labor Thanksgiving Day

1 1 23rd-Thanksgiving Day for workers is the harvest season. In order to express gratitude for the bumper harvest, a festival was set up to thank the labor.

The emperor's birthday

1February 23rd-Emperor Akihito was born on February 23rd, 1933. Because Akihito is still alive, according to Japanese etiquette, he can never be called "year number (Heisei)+emperor", but should be called the current emperor. There are many words that say "Emperor Heisei", which is wrong.

Since 2007, the legal holiday in Japan is 15 days.

2 folk festival editor

February 2-On the day before the Spring Festival, people sow soybeans to attract blessings and drive away ghosts.

February 14-Valentine's Day

March 3rd-Puppet Festival, also known as Peach Blossom Festival, is a girl's festival.

Early April-cherry blossom viewing.

April 29th to May 5th-Golden Week

The second Sunday in May-Mother's Day

May 5-Boys' Day [5], if there are boys in the family, the carp flag will be hung [6].

July 17-float parade in Kyoto Tanya Garden

August 6th-Hiroshima Atomic Bombing Memorial Day

August 15-the anniversary of the end of the war.

Mid-August —— The National Movement of the Ogasawara Festival

August 16-Doomun Temple in Kyoto, passing the fire of spirit.

September 1 Day-Disaster Prevention Day (to commemorate the Great Kanto Earthquake and strengthen disaster prevention awareness)

1 1 month 15-July 53 (for children aged 7, 5 and 3)

1February 25th-Christmas [7]

1February 3 1 day-New Year's Eve