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: Japanese holiday file. Copy to ~/.holiday
: compiler: Ogura Yoshito <ogura@ndc.ngsk.sony.co.jp>
:
: Last modified: Mar 4, 2008
: by Mamoru Tasaka <mtasaka@ioa.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp>
:
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small "New Year's Day" weekend on 1/1
small "Adults Day" weekend on second monday in january
small "National Foundation Day" weekend on 2/11
small "Day of Showa" weekend on 4/29
small "Constitution Day" weekend on 5/3
small "Greenery Day" weekend on 5/4
small "Children's Day" weekend on 5/5
small "Oceans' Day" weekend on third monday in july
small "Respect for the Aged" weekend on third monday in september
small "Physical Culture Day" weekend on second monday in october
small "Culture Day" weekend on 11/3
small "Labor Day" weekend on 11/23
small "Emperor's Birthday" weekend on 12/23
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: Notes from Mamoru Tasaka
: Japan sets Vernal Equinox Day and Autumnal Equinox Day as
: holidays, which change every year!
: What days become these holidays is usually announced by NAOJ
: (National Astronomy Observatory of Japan) on Febrary 1st
: of the year before. To check this, please refer to
: http://www.nao.ac.jp/QA/faq/a0301.html
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small "Vernal Equinox Day" weekend on 3/20
small "Autumnal Equinox Day" weekend on 9/23
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small "St. Valentine's Day" on february 14
small "Girls' Festival" on march 3
small "Buddha's Birthday" on april 8
small "May Day" on may 1
small "Boys' Festival" on may 5
small "Mother's Day" on second sunday in may
small "Father's Day" on third sunday in june
small "Festival of the Weaver Star" on july 7
small "Christmas" on december 25