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Public holiday in Japan
This article is about the Japanese holiday. For the general topic, see
equinox
.
Autumnal Equinox Day
(
秋分の日
,
Sh?bun no Hi
)
is a
public holiday in Japan
that usually occurs on September 22 or 23, the date of
Southward equinox
in
Japan Standard Time
(autumnal equinox can occur on different dates for different time zones). Due to the necessity of recent astronomical measurements, the date of the holiday is not officially declared until February of the previous year. Autumnal Equinox Day became a public holiday in 1948. In 1947 and before, it was the date of
Sh?ki
k?reisai
(
秋季皇?祭
)
, an event relating to
Shinto
. Like other holidays, this holiday was repackaged as a non-religious holiday for the sake of separation of religion and state in
Japan's postwar constitution
.
Recent Japanese equinoxes
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Past observed and future calculated equinoxes in
Japan Standard Time
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Year
|
Vernal
|
Day of week
|
Autumnal
|
Day of week
|
2013
|
March 20
|
Wednesday
|
September 23
|
Monday
|
2014
|
March 21
|
Friday
|
September 23
|
Tuesday
|
2015
|
March 21
|
Saturday
|
September 23
|
Wednesday
|
2016
|
March 20
|
Sunday
|
September 22
|
Thursday
|
2017
|
March 20
|
Monday
|
September 23
|
Saturday
|
2018
|
March 21
|
Wednesday
|
September 23
|
Sunday
|
2019
|
March 21
|
Thursday
|
September 23
|
Monday
|
2020
|
March 20
|
Friday
|
September 22
|
Tuesday
|
2021
|
March 20
|
Saturday
|
September 23
|
Thursday
|
2022
|
March 21
|
Monday
|
September 23
|
Friday
|
2023
|
March 21
|
Tuesday
|
September 23
|
Saturday
|
2024
|
March 20
|
Wednesday
|
September 22
|
Sunday
|
2025
|
March 20
|
Thursday
|
September 23
|
Tuesday
|
2026
|
March 20
|
Friday
|
September 23
|
Wednesday
|
2027
|
March 21
|
Sunday
|
September 23
|
Thursday
|
2028
|
March 20
|
Monday
|
September 22
|
Friday
|
2029
|
March 20
|
Tuesday
|
September 23
|
Sunday
|
2030
|
March 20
|
Wednesday
|
September 23
|
Monday
|
Celebration
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On this day, people will reconnect with their families by tending to the graves of ancestors and visiting shrines and temples. People also celebrate the good weather and autumn harvest by enjoying outdoor activities and eating Sh?bun no Hi snacks such as
botamochi
? a ball of sweet rice in
azuki
paste.
See also
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