Today the second Monday of January . Each year on the second Monday of January is a very special day for girls and boys in Japan and is called here the "HAPPY Monday (the Monday of the joy). But he is first and foremost, the "Day of majority " in Japanese Seijin no Hi (Anglicized pronunciation: Seijin No Hi , in Japanese, the "H" is pronounced).
So it's a holiday for all, because in all of Japan official ceremonies are held inside the municipal hall. The age of majority in Japan is 20 years . All girls and boys who become civil adults this year are greeted this morning in municipal halls for the so-called Ceremony of majority "in Japanese Seijin SHIKI (Anglicized pronunciation: SHIKI Seijin ). The day is a holiday to enable families to accompany their children at the ceremony during which a discourse of officials will be delivered. At the end of Seijin SHIKI , youth will receive a gift. They then officially become adults.
For them, the ceremony Seijin SHIKI is a big step, and is something they look forward to! It is a day of joy and celebration. In the evening, they will celebrate their majority among young adults in a Japanese pub (izakaya) late into the night.
For this ceremony, young women wear Furisode , a beautiful kimono with long sleeves and hanging as well as ZORI (traditional shoes). The Furisode are very colorful and if you are in Japan on the second Monday of January, you will see everywhere in cities. Youth and beauty are circulating in the streets from morning to evening and promise of great photos! Young men prefer for their costume, but in some regions, it is not uncommon for them to wear a kimono, too.
DAY OF THE MAJORITY:
Seijin No Hi
(Anglicized pronunciation: Seijin no Hi, THE "H" is pronounced)
Japanese writing: Coming of Age Day (Hi because of dust)
(Anglicized pronunciation: Seijin no Hi, THE "H" is pronounced)
Japanese writing: Coming of Age Day (Hi because of dust)
CÉREMONIE DE LA MAJORITÉ CIVILE:
SEIJIN SHIKI
(prononciation francisée: SEÏJIN SHIKI )
écriture japonaise: ceremony (due to dust threshold)
(prononciation francisée: SEÏJIN SHIKI )
écriture japonaise: ceremony (due to dust threshold)
[LISTEN:] Seijin Shiki
In Japan, this tradition of celebrating the majority of course goes back to the Middle Ages. For men, it was more of a ceremony of passage to adulthood. Age was not fixed. Villagers felt that a young man could participate in the ceremony of passing if it started to produce work as an adult.
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