Golden Week in Japan
The last holiday during Golden Week is kodomono-hi (Children's Day) on May 5th. It's Japanese Boy's Festival called tango-no-sekku and is a day to pray for healthy growth of boys. It's a Japanese tradition for families of boys to hang up carp streamers (koinobori) outside their houses around this holiday. Carps are believed to symbolize successes in children's lives. Also, samurai dolls called gogatsu ningyo (May Dolls) are displayed in their houses.
May is a pleasant season to travel in Japan. Try to plan a trip to Japan after Golden Week. It is much better.
A specific Golden Week holidays are listed below, cited from Wikipedia:
April 29
- Emperor’s Birthday (天皇誕生日, Emperor’s Birthday), until 1988
- Greenery Day, or Nature Day (みどりの日, Midori no hi), from 1989 until 2006
- Shōwa Day (昭和の日, Shōwa no hi), from 2007
- Constitution Memorial Day (憲法記念日, Kenpō kinenbi)
- holiday† (国民の休日, Kokumin no kyūjitsu), from 1985 until 2006
- Greenery Day, or Nature Day (みどりの日, Midori no hi) (from 2007)
- Children’s Day (こどもの日, Kodomo no hi), also customarily known as Boys’ Day (端午の節句, Tango no sekku).
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