In Japan there are 15 holidays, established by the law on national holidays .It would seem that a lot of .But no, the Japanese, despite the fact that they sometimes produce the impression of people buttoned up with all the buttons, are very fond of having fun, sitting at a table covered in abundance (in the Japanese sense), relaxing in the circle of friends and loved ones..Otherwise, why would they need to add to the holidays also official matsuri - informal holidays, but accompanied by general fun, festive processions, fireworks, dances and songs .Own matsuri is in every Japanese prefecture, there are also matsuri, which with a grand scale marks the whole country .Their roots, as a rule, go to the tradition of Shinto - one of the oldest religions in Japan, which is .
New Year in Japan is
New Year in this country is one of the most favorite holidays. The New Year holidays last from December 28 to January 4, these days the business life in the country practically freezes, and its population is busy at first preparing for the holiday, then meeting the New Year, and after that - the rest from the celebration and communication with close people.
The symbols of the holiday are hamaimi (blunted arrows with white plumage that are designed to protect the dwelling from troubles and problems), takarubune (boats with rice and other necessary things, on which seven lucky gods sit) and kumade (something like a bamboo rake, which it is convenient to rake in happiness, joy and luck).
Near the entrance to almost every house is a welcoming structure of pine, straw, bamboo, fern, symbolizing the joy of the coming of the deity of the feast. The structure is often decorated with a few unexpected things: shrimps, algae bundles, mandarins - each of the ornaments has its own deep meaning, which is not always immediately understandable to Europeans. As a rule, December 31 ends with a festive meal with the family, which takes place in the thoughts of the future.
With the last blow of the bell, everyone goes out into the street to admire the first dawn of the new year. The Japanese are a pretty pedantic nation, therefore the first days of the year are spent scrupulously calculating sent and received congratulations and balancing these numbers, as well as visits to those people with whom they communicated during the previous year.
Adulthood Day in Japan
Every second Monday in January, the country celebrates the Day of Adulthood, which here, according to the law, comes in 20 years .In the center of the holiday are those who will turn 20 this year .As a rule, the city authorities arrange solemn receptions on this day, and the perpetrators of the celebration, feeling themselves grown-up and free, celebrate the Day to the best of their ideas about it..By the way, those who evade paying taxes, invitations to the holiday will not receive $ $ .Perhaps this fact frustrates them .But everyone is very pleased that this day is a non-working day, due to what this holiday in Japanese everyday life is called "cheerful Monday" .
Foundation day of the state
This holiday is held under the slogan "Remember the day of the founding of the state, educate the country that loves the country". It takes place every year on February 11 and is also a national holiday.
Girls' Day in Japan
On the third day of the third month of the year, a very romantic and very beautiful holiday is celebrated - Girls' Day .In ancient times this holiday was a privilege of the higher classes, but then became universal .Several traditions formed the basis of this holiday, but the most beautiful of them is the exhibition of the Hin dolls, which is arranged in every house where girls live..For this purpose, special sets of dolls are sold in stores, some of them are so beautiful and expensive that they are passed from generation to generation .On this day the girls dress up nicely, go to each other's houses, make presents, in general, do everything that girls like to do..
Mother's Day and Father's Day
May 13 is celebrated Mother's Day, and June 17 - Father's Day. Despite the fact that these holidays are held in different ways, their purpose is the same: to express gratitude to the people who gave life.
Memorial Day for victims of the atomic strike in Nagasaki
August 9 is not a holiday in Japan, it is a day of memory of a terrible event not only in the history of Japan, but also in the history of all mankind. It's a day when every Japanese thinks about peace and war, about life and death, about true values. Exactly at 11 o'clock 2 minutes a mournful blow of the bell sounds and the whole country freezes in a minute of silence.
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Birthday of the emperor of Japan
The birthday of the present emperor falls on December 23. It is on this day that the emperor, the empress and the crown prince walk out onto the veranda of the palace and appear before their people. For all the apparent ease of the holiday, it is clearly regulated and painted on minutes - to avoid trouble. In the afternoon, anyone can come to the palace and write in a special book a congratulation to the emperor, such is, as a rule, about 20 000 people.
The birthdays of the previous emperors are immortalized in the calendar of Japanese holidays: November 3 was the Day of Culture of Japan, and April 29 was named - without embarrassment - by the Day of the Seva, named Emperor.
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