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All Areas Festival Articles

8 festival article(s) returned for All Areas, Japan

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Article Title: Coming of Age Day - Seijin No Hi

Festival Name: Coming of Age Day - Seijin No Hi

Festival Country: Japan

Festival Type(s): Cultural, Traditional

Seijin No Hi was declared a national holiday in Japan in 1948 and in Okinawa in 1961. It is a day of tradition, but also of fun. In addition, it is a day of advice and wise words and a day to begin exercising the rights of adulthood.

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Article Title: Doll Festival

Festival Name: Doll Festival

Festival Country: Japan

Festival Type(s): Cultural, Traditional

Hina Matsuri translates into "doll festival" but this fun holiday is more commonly known as Girls Day and is celebrated every March 3rd.

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Article Title: Dragon Boat Races

Festival Name: Dragon Boat Races

Festival Country: Japan

Festival Type(s): Dragon Boat, Sport - Water, Traditional

Throughout the spring and early summer an annual tradition is carried out in many of the fishing ports around Okinawa. This colorful event is called the Haari or Dragon Boat Races.

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Article Title: Eisa, Eisa!

Festival Name: Eisa Festival

Festival Country: Japan

Festival Type(s): Cultural, Traditional

The Eisa festival, held at the conclusion of Obon in late August, marks the end of summer and is the last big festival of the year. It is a time of great celebration and the time to bid farewell to the spirits of ancestors who have come back to earth for Obon.

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Article Title: Moon Over My Army

Festival Name: Full Moon Party

Festival Country: Japan

Festival Type(s): Lunar, Traditional, Cultural

A popular legend tells a very sad tale. It seems Gosamaru was the lord of the Village of Yamada in Yomitan. He built Zakimi Castle, took part in foreign trade and became very rich and powerful.

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Article Title: Golden Week - Green Day, Constitution Day, The People's Holiday, Children's Day

Festival Name: Golden Week

Festival Country: Japan

Festival Type(s): Cultural, Traditional

Golden Week is one of the happiest times in Okinawa. With four holidays occurring within the week, many businesses are closed and schools are out. Those businesses that have to remain open can count on increased revenues as people celebrate the different holidays.

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Article Title: Hamauri - A Cleansing Tradition

Festival Name: Hamauri - Beach Visiting Day

Festival Country: Japan

Festival Type(s): Traditional, Cultural

In early April you may be surprised to see more people than usual at the beaches. April 2nd (or March 3rd on the lunar calendar) is the day Hamauri or Beach Visiting is celebrated. This tradition all began with a very strange legend.

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Article Title: Tanabata Festival

Festival Name: Tanabata Festival

Festival Country: Japan

Festival Type(s): Cultural, Traditional

If you love romance this is the festival for you! On the seventh night of the seventh moon, or July 7th, Tanabata is celebrated. Tanabata is also known as the Star Festival or the Festival of the Star-Crossed Lovers. First celebrated in 755, this festival as well as many others began with a popular legend.

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