- national holiday; public holiday
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
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- national holiday; public holiday
This refers to days designated by the government where the public is usually given a day off work and school, often to celebrate a significant cultural or historical event.
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November 23rd is Labor Thanksgiving Day, which was established as a national holiday to stress the importance of labor in people's minds.
Sea Day is one of the Japanese national holidays celebrated on the third Monday in July.
On Children's Day, traditionally a holiday on which people pray for the growth of boys, armor is displayed at home.
In Japan, the vernal and autumnal equinoxes are national holidays, but the summer and winter solstices are not.
"Dad, shouldn't you be at work today? Do you have a day off?" "That's right, it's a national holiday today."