Labor Thanksgiving Day

The day of thanksgiving for the work ( jap勤労感謝の日, Kinro kansha no hi, in short: Arbeitsdanktag ) is a public holiday in Japan, which is celebrated on 23 November 1948. On this day the work of others, their rights and the fruits of their labor to be thought of in Japan. The celebrated in many countries around the world holiday May Day is not a public holiday in Japan.

Origin

The day of thanksgiving for the work goes to the old imperial Thanksgiving Niinamesai (新 尝 祭, " cost of the new rice " ) back, a Shinto ritual, in which the gods sacrificed by the emperor freshly harvested rice. The Emperor is also the chief priest of the Shinto; his sacred function has its origins in the imperial harvest festival. In the first year after the accession of the emperor, the festival is celebrated as daijōsai (Eng. "Big Costs"). A first mention of this ritual whose origin is believed earlier, can be found in the historical works Nihonshoki from the year 720, where it is reported by a ceremony in the year 678.

During the Meiji period (1868-1912) the ritual of the date hereof, 23 November was laid and soon spread nationwide. As the National Arbeitsdanktag was finally established after the Second World War: he is celebrated since 1948.