Labor Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday in Japan.
On November 23, Japan celebrates Labor Thanksgiving Day to express gratitude to one another for work done throughout the year.Labor Thanksgiving Day in Japan is a national holiday.
History of Labor Thanksgiving Day in Japan
The festival in Japan is a time to reflect not just on the work one has done over the last year, but also to give thanks for others who may have performed work on your behalf. The festival actually is a modern version of the ancient Rice Harvest Festival which has been celebrated for hundreds of years. The oldest recorded instance of the Rice Harvest Festival was the year 678. It is the tradition for the emperor to offer some of the new harvest to the Gods on this day.
This festival has been celebrated in Japan on the same day since the Meiji Era (1868-1912). As such, it appears in the Japanese calendar on the same date every year.The modern version of this festival was started after World War II in the year 1948, but the ancient tradition is still continued behind closed doors by the imperial family while the Labor Thanksgiving Day is celebrated by the public as a national holiday.
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