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 Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 3:36 pm
花見！
If you can`t see that.... HANAMI! blaugh
Is ANYONE going to see hanami this year!? I think the Hanami season for Tokyo and north of it starts after March 27th. So in the south of Japan, it`s already begun!
I know I`m not missing it cause the sakura trees across the street don`t even have leaves! It`s still COLD! ;.;
I really want to go, didn`t go last year, but I dunno, it looks SOOOOO crowded and the parks are full of rowdy drunks by like.. 11AM.
(P.S. Frekezette-sama, this okay or belong in another thread? Searched the database but didn`t see something that would fit!)
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Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 12:55 am
ooh! i'll get to see them ^^
i'm ariving in tokyo april first. My teacher said this year was cold so
the sakura blossoms are two weeks late. last time we went
they were like a week early so we came after the peek blooming sweatdrop
hmmm, crowded by 11 hu...well, just have to get there early then ^^
Sakura, sakura, yayoi no sora wa...
um *forget's how the rest of the song goes* ^^;
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Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 2:40 am
This is a good topic, there;s nothing that really go into depth into holidays and events, and there are so many.
By the way, for those who don't know, Hanami is cherry blossom viewing (hana-flower, mi-looking, but it's refering specifically to cherry blossoms) where people crowd the parks to hang out with friends and view the cherry blossoms (and get a little drunk too, apparently).
If you can't make it to Japan for hanami this year but live near Washington DC, you can do your own hanami around the Washington Monument grounds, Japan gave DC thousands of cherry tress as a gift in 1912, and apparently theres a cherry blossom festival starting tomorrow and going for 2 weeks.
As for me, I'll probably watch our crabapple tree bloom pretty cute little flower, then watch them get dumped on my car, happy hanami to me. stressed
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Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 11:08 am
What holiday is coming up for the Japanese?
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Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 3:00 pm
Drake Dragonwing What holiday is coming up for the Japanese? Hanami...tho it's more of a Spring Festival that a holiday...you don't get off work...tho at the end of April and begining of May there are three National Hoidays don't know if i have these in order... Constitution Day: the day a constitution was instated giving people leagal rights during the Meji Period Green Day: It ues to be the previous Emporors' Birthday until he died and since they didn't want it to stop being a holiday, they changed it to Green Day, which is kinda like Arbor Day here Childrens' Day (previously known as Boys' Day): Before WWII Boys day was celebrated the strengeth of the nation by honring the sons of each family. Lot's o boys > lots of solders > strong army=strong nation on Boys Day families Fly Carp wind socks. one carp per boy. The Carp is a great symbol of strength and determenation in Japan
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Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 3:08 pm
Other Japanese Holidays
January 1-3
New Year (shogatsu):
This is the most important national holiday in Japan.
Second monday of January
Coming of Age (seiji no hi):
The coming of age of 20 year old men and women is celebrated.
February 3
Beginning of spring (setsubun):
Setsubun is not a national holiday.
February 11
National Foundation Day (kenkoku kinenbi):
According to the earliest Japanese history books, on this day in the year 660 BC the first Japanese emperor was crowned.
February 14
Valentine's Day:
In Japan, women give chocolates to men on Valentine's Day. It is not a national holiday.
March 3
Doll's Festival (hina matsuri):
Also called girl's festival.
March 14
White Day:
The opposite of Valentine's Day: Men give cakes or chocolates to women. It is not a national holiday.
March 21
Spring Eqinox Day (shunbun no hi):
Graves are visited during the week (ohigan) of the Equinox Day. The day itself is a national holiday.
April 29
Green Day (midori no hi):
Emperor Showa's birthday.
May 3
Constitution Day (kenpo kinenbi):
National holiday remembering the new constitution that was put into effect
May 4
"Between Day" (kokumin no kyujitsu):
Recently created national holiday to make the Golden Week a continuous holiday.
May 5
Children's Day (kodomo no hi):
Also called boy's festival.
The Golden Week is a collection of four national holidays within seven days. In combination with well placed weekends, the Golden Week becomes one of Japan's three busiest holiday seasons, besides New Year and the Obon week.
July/August 7
Star Festival (tanabata):
"star festival", takes place on the 7th day of the 7th month of the year, when, according to a Chinese legend, the two stars Altair and Vega, which are usually separated from each other by the milky way, are able to meet. Tanabata is not a national holiday.
Third monday of July
Ocean Day (umi no hi):
A recently introduced national holiday to celebrate the ocean. The day marks the return of Emperor Meiji from a boat trip to Hokkaido in 1876.
July/August 13-15
Obon:
Obon is a festival to commemorate the deceased ancestors.
Third monday of September
Respect for the Aged Day (keiro no hi):
Respect for the elderly and longlivity is celebrated on this national holiday.
September 23
Autum Equinox Day (shubun no hi):
Graves are visited during the week (ohigan) of the Equinox Day. The day itself is a national holiday.
Second monday of October
Health and Sports Day (taiiku no hi):
On that day 1964, the Olympic games of Tokyo were opened.
November 3
Culture Day (bunka no hi):
A day for promotion of culture and the love for freedom and peace. On the culture day, schools and the government award certain persons for their special, cultural activities.
November 15
Seven-Five-Three (shichigosan):
A festival for children, ages 3 5 and 7 yrs old it is not a national holiday.
November 23
Labour Thanksgiving Day (kinro kansha no hi):
A national holiday for honoring labour.
December 23
Emperor's Birthday (tenno no tanjobi):
The birthday of the current emperor is always a national holiday. If the emperor changes, the national holiday changes to the birthday date of the new emperor.
December 24-25
Christmas:
Christmas is not a national holiday, but it is celebrated by an increasing number of Japanese.
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Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 3:57 pm
Seiji no Hi... I missed that. sad Funny thing is my husband and sister-in-law also missed their seiji no hi! blaugh They chose being abroad than doing that... but I mean, I never miss a chance to wear a kimono! crying
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Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 5:51 pm
GOLDEN WEEK! FINALLY! crying
Actually I've been sick! So I missed a lot of school but still... at least I can GET OUT OF THE CITY! gonk
And we're going by car this time... no standing on the shinkansen for ME! Ha! domokun
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Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 7:07 pm
Hanami (or Sakura Matsuri, as the Brooklyn Botanical Garden calls it) is going on this weekend, but I'll be at Anime Boston.
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Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 8:29 am
I would really like to travel one day.
I heard in japan it is rare to have an oven bigger than american microwave's xd And christmas is more of a girlfriend-boyfriend thing while here it's a family thing xd I think I got that right... sad
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Posted: Fri May 13, 2005 8:25 am
Kaleadra I would really like to travel one day. I heard in japan it is rare to have an oven bigger than american microwave's xd And christmas is more of a girlfriend-boyfriend thing while here it's a family thing xd I think I got that right... sad Actually in our place we don't HAVE an oven! gonk Which is a tragedy because I love to bake goodies rather than cook.... We have a gas stove, and tiny little broiler just for fish (fillet fish like aji, hokke). We have a microwave and a toaster oven, but it just isn't the same. My in-laws house also doesn't have an oven. Japanese cooking just doesn't need to rely on ovens. I asked my husband to give me a DRYER and and DISH WASHER for my wedding present (that is, if he get a house in Japan later..). Yes. Most Japanese households STILL hang their clothes outside to dry, and leave their dishes to drip-dry, or they hand-dry them. For all the technology they have, I can't believe they still live without dryers and dish washers. But it all comes down to space I suppose. The only thing I would want from a Japanese house in an American house would be seperate toilet room and bath room. Very clean in my opinion, and Japanese tubs, if they have an automatic heating system, are just HEAVEN. Christmas is just another day to go SHOPPING in Japan. That's why I went back home for X-mas, because it has no meaning in Japan. Most people buy cakes.
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Posted: Tue May 17, 2005 1:16 am
I wanna be in Japan for Christmas. Gackt is haveing a consert at Tokyo Dome then. aw, i wanna gooo crying
i don't know, if you ask me, unless you're Chirstian, Christmas has lost a lot
of meaning in America too. to some of my firends it's just a day that you're obligated to buy someone a presnt... sweatdrop
I like the Japanses holidays. Hamami is my Favorite i think. where eles in the world is a national holiday/festvail time that's dedicated to going out side and looking at pretty flowers ^^
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Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2005 1:49 am
Kazeko Oneechan I wanna be in Japan for Christmas. Gackt is haveing a consert at Tokyo Dome then. aw, i wanna gooo crying i don't know, if you ask me, unless you're Chirstian, Christmas has lost a lot of meaning in America too. to some of my firends it's just a day that you're obligated to buy someone a presnt... sweatdrop Christmas in America has become (for most people) nothing but an excuse for stores to charge more and for people to spend lots of money on things they will soon throw away. I love it, but most seem to find it a hassle. I can't wait to experience it in Japan biggrin
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Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 11:15 pm
Wisteria Darling 花見！ If you can`t see that.... HANAMI! blaugh How do you type/put japanese characters in your posts?
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Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 1:16 pm
I wish I could go see it.
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