Tag: november
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Kinro Kansha no Hi: the japanese Labor Thanksgiving Day
Kinro Kansha no Hi: the japanese Labor Thanksgiving Day. November 23 is Labor Thanksgiving Day, a second national holiday in November. It became a holiday in 1948 as a day for citizens to express gratitude to one other for work done throughout the year and for the fruits of those labors. Labor Thanksgiving Day (Kinro…
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Shichigosan: a day of prayer
Shichi-go-san literally means seven-five-three and represents the ages of the kids being celebrated as they reach certain milestones. In modern days we tend to focus on physical milestones, for example: at three, children’s language development increases significantly; at five there’s a clear development of logical thinking; at seven many kids usually start (or have already begun) losing…