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The Jidai Matsuri (時代祭, "Festival of the Ages") is a traditional Japanese festival (also called matsuri) held annually on October 22 in Kyoto, Japan.It is one of Kyoto's three major festivals, with the other two being the Aoi Matsuri, held annually on May 15, and the Gion Matsuri, which is held annually from 17 to July 24. [1]
The first ceremony, held on May 2, 1952. Shūsen-kinenbi (Japanese: 終戦記念日, lit. "memorial day for the end of the war") or Haisen-kinennbi (Japanese: 敗戦記念日, "surrender memorial day") [1] also written as shūsen-no-hi (Japanese: 終戦の日) or haisen-no-hi (Japanese: 敗戦の日) [2] [1] is an informal reference used by the public, for August 15 and related to the ...
The Day of the Dead (Spanish: Día de (los) Muertos) [2] [3] is a holiday traditionally celebrated on November 1 and 2, though other days, such as October 31 or November 6, may be included depending on the locality.
Family members tend to the grave of a relative in preparations for the Day of the Dead celebrations, at the Valle de Chalco municipal cemetery on the outskirts of Mexico City, Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021.
October 27, 2023 at 2:44 PM ... The origins of Day of the Dead date back to the peak of the Mayan empire in what is now present day Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, and southern Mexico ...
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Okinawa Memorial Day (慰霊の日, Irei no Hi, lit. "the day to console the dead") is a public holiday observed in Japan's Okinawa Prefecture annually on June 23 to remember the lives lost during the Battle of Okinawa. It is not celebrated nationally throughout Japan. The Battle of Okinawa was the only ground engagement of the Pacific War ...