Japanese New Year Holiday
New year shogatsu or oshogatsu in japan is quite enjoyable it is considered one of the most important holidays and yearly festivals in japan there are a lot of things to do during the new year holiday as i have planned to do something for this wonderful holiday season i hereby express what i know about japanese new year celebration you will know how do japanese celebrate it and other.
Japanese new year holiday. By emma steen posted. Monday 26 october 2020 12. New year s day is the first day of the year or january 1 in the gregorian calendar.
Most businesses shut down from january 1 to january 3 and families typically gather to spend the days together. New year s has always been an important holiday in japan. Japan holiday news 23 october 2020.
With celebrations extending until january 3rd new year in japan is largely a quiet solemn family affair. Read this til the end. With the exception of new year s day if a holiday falls on a sunday the following day is treated as a holiday instead.
New year 正月 shōgatsu is the most important holiday in japan. New year s day 元日 ganjitsu. The government plans to request companies to resume business only on january 12.
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. Japanese new year celebrations are quite different from typical western ones. It s not too hard either.
Yes that includes christmas the new year kwanzaa and happy hanukkah in japanese. New year s day marks the beginning of japan s most important holiday season the new year season 正月 shōgatsu which generally refers to the first one three or seven days of the year although not prescribed by law many workplaces are. January 1 this national holiday was established in 1948 as a day to celebrate the new year.