Which Japanese national holiday is celebrated on the 23rd of December?
The Emperor's Birthday is a national Japanese holiday. It is celebrated each year and the date is obviously determined by the currently reigning Emperor's birthday as Emperor Akihito was born on the 23rd of December, 1933.
During the reign of the preceding Emperor Hirohito, the day was observed on the 29th of April. Actually, the date still remains a public holiday, even though it was posthumously renamed Greenery Day in 1989 and Shōwa Day in 2007.
A public ceremony takes place at the Imperial Palace on the 23rd of December.
Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko
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21 Comments
Kenneth Shepard
Maybe we can have Trump day.
anthonygriffin
The Emperor's Birthday is the only logical answer in association with the country of Japan.
davidgrimsrud
A Happy Birthday to the Emperor, an educated guess
Gery Tillmanns
I work with a lot of Japanese and new this.
George Oliver Prince
Had to be
Cheryl McMeekin
Interesting
mkrash
Must be nice .
debrarice
I "guessed" it‼️
Jeff Greenman
Did anyone notice that the Emporer's head almost appears to have been photo-shopped on... A little strange...
Kathryn A. Cobb
It was between that and Greenery Day, the only two holidays I am aware of to guess from.Chose correctly .
LarryLane0415
The old Emperror sucks
Peggy Brown
The Emperors Birthday
Jane Oddo
That was a fun question.
DannyBoy
Ahh so smart.
DannyBoy
Ahh So!