Coming-of-Age Day The second Monday of January
The second Monday of January is Coming-of-Age Day, a national holiday to encourage those who have newly entered adulthood to become self-reliant members of society. The holiday used to be on January 15, but in 2000 it was moved to the second Monday of the month.
Municipal governments host special coming-of-age ceremonies for 20-year-olds, since an adult in Japan is legally defined as one who is 20 or over. They gain the right to vote on their twentieth birthday, and theyre also allowed to smoke and drink. But along with these rights come new responsibilities as well, and so age 20 is a big turning point for the Japanese.
Coming-of-age ceremonies have been held since time immemorial in Japan. In the past boys marked their transition to adulthood when they were around 15, and girls celebrated their coming of age when they turned 13 or so. During the Edo period, boys had their forelocks cropped off, and girls had their teeth dyed black. It wasnt until 1876 that 20 became the legal age of adulthood.
These days, males generally wear suits to their coming-of-age ceremony, but a lot of females choose to wear traditional furisode--a special type of kimonofor unmarried women with extra-long sleeves and elaborate designs. For unmarried women, furisode is about the most formal thing they can wear, and so many of them don it to the event marking the start of their adult life.
The number of children in Japan is shrinking. For instance, about 1.74 million joined the ranks of grown-ups in 1999; this is 80,000 fewer than the year before and represents 1.4% of the total population.
少儿英语歌曲歌词
少儿英语儿歌视频:五只小火鸡
少儿英语儿歌视频:淌过河流,穿过树林
幼儿英语儿歌视频:我的小狗在哪里?
英文儿歌经典下载:Apple Tree
英文儿歌经典下载:five little ducks
少儿英语儿歌视频:火鸡亚伯克基
经典英文儿歌歌词:Home on the Range
英文儿歌经典下载:five little ducks
少儿英语歌曲精选(下)
经典少儿英语儿歌歌词:You are My sunshine
经典少儿英语儿歌歌词:In a Week
幼儿英语儿歌:小臭鼬的窝
幼儿英语儿歌歌词:Loch Lomond
少儿英语儿歌视频:如果你是感激的
少儿英语歌曲歌词: London Bridge
经典英文儿歌歌词:What do You Want to Eat
幼儿英语儿歌歌词:Swanee River
经典少儿英语儿歌歌词:Lulala Song
经典少儿英语儿歌歌词:hey moon
幼儿英语儿歌:字母歌
原版少儿英语歌曲:Row your boat
经典英文儿歌歌词:Three Blind Mice
经典英文儿歌歌词
幼儿英语儿歌视频:蚯蚓会爬
经典英文儿歌歌词:ABC Song
少儿英语歌曲精选(上)
幼儿英语儿歌视频:山谷里的农夫
经典英文儿歌歌词:Polly Put the Kettle On
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