Japanese New Year Holiday Dates

This change was a part of the modernisation and westernisation movement of the late 19th and early 20th centuries in japan.

Japanese new year holiday dates. These dates may be modified as official changes are announced so please check back regularly for updates. New year s day 元日 ganjitsu. New year s day is the first day of the year or january 1 in the gregorian calendar.

Goodmami at flickr through creative commons licensing. But japanese new year is the great exception. The general term obon holiday always refers to the middle of august although this is just de facto and customary it is broadly used when setting the dates of many folklore events and religious festivals.

Is new year s day a public holiday. History says until 1873 during the meiji era 1868 1912 celebration of the japanese new year was based on the. Japanese new year time date new year paper lamps in kyoto.

We diligently research and continuously update our holiday dates and information. The indonesian government has revised the number of year end holidays for the year 2020. January 1 this national holiday was established in 1948 as a day to celebrate the new year.

World maritime day is held on the last week of september each year although the exact date is up to individual governments around the world. Update 2 december 2020. Name date remarks ref.

Valentine s day valentine s day is a special time to celebrate love romance and friendship. This page contains a national calendar of all 2020 public holidays. Chinese new year chinese new year also known as the spring festival is one of the largest celebratory events in china.