New Year Japan Holiday
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New year japan holiday. It s not too hard either. In japan after the 25th of december it s as if christmas never happened. The japanese new year 正月 shōgatsu is an annual festival with its own customs.
Years are traditionally viewed as completely separate with each new year providing a fresh start. In the spirit of the season you re going to learn the top 10 japanese holiday phrases. 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 however some traditional events of the japanese new year are partially celebrated on the first day of the year on the modern tenpō calendar the.
Photo ac まるう japan could extend the new year holidays by a whole week in 2021. It s a chance for families to not only reflect on the past year and their dreams for the future but also to spend time together catch up cook eat and play games. The government plans to request companies to resume business only on january 12.
With the exception of new year s day if a holiday falls on a sunday the following day is treated as a holiday instead. Or have a happy new year in japanese. Yes that includes christmas the new year kwanzaa and happy hanukkah in japanese.
Japan holiday news 23 october 2020. Discover both modern and traditional japanese new year s traditions. Government suggests extended new year break to cut covid 19 risks source.
Read this til the end. That s because christmas here is like halloween just another fun holiday without much traditional or cultural let alone religious significance the traditional winter holiday for the japanese is oshogatsu literally first month or new year. This will take you 3 minutes.