Labor Thanksgiving Day
Today, in Japan, is 勤労感謝の日(Kinrō kansha no hi) or Labour Thanksgiving Day. According to Wikipedia:
Well, I've not done anything myself to celebrate, just knuckling down to study for next week's Japanese test. I've worked up quite an appetite so I'm off to Erik's for a pot-luck Thanksgiving dinner and to see how ex-pat Americans celebrate Thanksgiving.
Labour Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday. The law establishing the holiday cites it as an occasion for commemorating labor and production and giving one another thanks. It became an official holiday in 1948. Earlier, it was a harvest festival named niinamesai.
wikipedia (more detailed info)
Well, I've not done anything myself to celebrate, just knuckling down to study for next week's Japanese test. I've worked up quite an appetite so I'm off to Erik's for a pot-luck Thanksgiving dinner and to see how ex-pat Americans celebrate Thanksgiving.
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