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36 Terms
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January 1-3
oshogatsu お正月
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January (2nd Monday)
Seijin no hi (coming of age day)
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February 3
Setsubun (beginning of spring)
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Febraury 11
Kenkoku Kinenbi (national foundation day) (first emperor was crowned)
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February 14
Valentine’s day
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February 23
Tenno no Tanjoubi (current emperor’s birthday)
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March 3
Hina Matsuri (doll’s festival / girl’s day)
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March 14
White day
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Around March 20 (march 21, 2023)
Shunbun no hi (spring equinox)
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April 29
Showa no hi (former emperor Showa’s birthday)
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May 3
Kenpo Kinenbi (constitution day)
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May 4
Midori no hi (greenery day)
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May 5
Kodomo no hi (children’s day)
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July/August 7 (depending on the region)
Tanabata (star festival) (hanging wishes on bamboo)
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September (3rd Monday)
Keiro no hi (respect for the aged day)
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Around September 23 (September 23, 2023)
Shubun no hi (autumn equinox)
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October (2nd Monday)
Taiiku no hi (health and sports day)
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November 3
Bunka no hi (culture day)
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November 15
Shichigosan (7, 5, 3) (girls aged 3 & 7 and boys aged 3 & 5)
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November 23
Kinro Kansha no hi (labor thanksgiving day)
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December 31
Omisoka (new year’s eve)
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Golden week dates
April 29 - May 5 (showa no hi - kodomo no hi)
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Silver week dates (every 5 years)
3rd Monday of September - September 23 (keiro no hi - Shubun no hi)
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**Sashi-bashi**
skewering food onto chopsticks
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tate bashi
chopsticks standing in rice
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hashi watashi
exchanging food directly from chopstick to chopstick
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nigiri bashi
holding chopsticks in a closed fist
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chigiri bashi
using chopsticks to cut up food
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yose bashi
pulling plate closer with chopsticks
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kuwae bashi
holding chopsticks in mouth
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neburi bashi
licking chopsticks
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tataki bashi
hitting chopsticks on plate or table
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saguri bashi
rummaging through dish with chopsticks
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mayoi bashi
hovering chopsticks over dish
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sakasa bashi
using the other end of chopsticks to grab from communal dishes
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soroe bashi
aligning chopsticks using table or dish
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