How does Japan mark Children's Day?
こどもの日
- Local date
- May 5, 2027
Japan's is 5 May, the national holiday Kodomo no Hi. The statutory purpose recorded by the Cabinet Office is to respect a child's character, work for a child's happiness, and thank the mother — writing gratitude to mothers into the legal purpose of a children's holiday is unique among the six here. The date landed on 5 May because a plan to merge the 3 March doll festival with the 5 May Tango no Sekku onto 3 May was dropped once 3 May became Constitution Day.
What is this topic?
Six places put Children's Day on six different dates, spread from April to November, and 'who gets the day off' differs too: Taiwan closes for everyone, mainland China gives the day off only to children under fourteen, Japan writes thanking the mother into the statutory purpose, Indonesia's is a presidential-decree observance with a ministry theme each year, Brazil's shares its date with the country's patron saint, and India's is tied to Nehru's birthday.
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