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03/14/16

Celebrating Valentine’s Day and White Day the Japanese Way

One of the most highly anticipated celebrations in the whole world is the Feast of Saint Valentine, more popularly known as Valentine’s Day. It is an annual holiday, celebrated on the 14th of February each year remembering and honoring one or more saints named Valentinus. During this time of the year, most people who are enthusiastically celebrating this day are… Read More

03/03/16

Doll’s Festival in Japan

Every third day of the third month of the year, Japan celebrates the Girl’s Festival, more popularly known as the Doll’s Festival. The general word for the girl’s day is hina, which can be combined to form the word tachibina (standing hina) or dairi-bina (the seated royal pair of dolls featured in many displays). In Japan, the Doll’s festival is… Read More

02/15/16

National Foundation Day

In the traditional lunisolar calendar, the National Foundation Day is celebrated on the New Year’s Day. National Foundation Day, also called as Kenkoku Kinen no Hi, is a national holiday in Japan which is held on the 11th day of February every year. This festivity aims at celebrating the foundation of Japan and the accession of its first emperor, Jimmu. In the Meiji period, the Japanese government… Read More

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