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The origins of the holiday are fairly recent.
On September 15th 1947 Nomadani-mura (野間谷村 later Yachiyo-chō 八千代町, currently Taka-chō 多可町八千代区) in Hyōgo Prefecture (兵庫県) hosted the first "Old Folks' Day" (としよりの日 'Toshiyori-no-hi'). -
👵RESPECT-FOR-THE-AGED DAY👴
Today is Keirō-no-hi (敬老の日) in Japan🎊
Traditionally held on September 15th, in 2003 the national holiday was changed to the 3rd Monday in September. Commemorative silver saké cups are given by the government to those who have turned 100. -
"Since 2003, Respect for the Aged Day is held on the third Monday of September due to the Happy Monday System"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Respect_for_the_Aged_Day
🔸"Premium Friday" faded away. Glad to see "Happy Monday System" has survived🙂
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Celebrating 'Keirō-no-hi' (敬老の日) with the cutest of sweets...
Itotatsu's 'monaka bears'🧸🥰
Inside the wafer is a bean paste mixed with Ikkyū-ji natto (一休寺納豆), giving the sweets a slightly salty flavour👴👵 -
Upon visiting the area, Empress Genshō (元正天皇 680-748) renamed the period of her reign "yōrō", saying the waterfall "...doth nourish the old. Perhaps it be the spirit of the waters..."
From 1963 the government began gifting solid silver saké cups to citizens who had reached 100 years of age (just 153 people in this year). As more and more people reached their centenary, the government were forced to make the cups smaller (2009) and switch to silver plating (2017)🤣
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Yōrō Falls is a 32m high waterfall in Gifu Prefecture. In the famous tale a young man is searching for firewood when he comes across the waterfall. Noting the water tasted like saké, he filled a gourd and took some home to his sick father, who was cured upon sipping the contents!
The waterfall quickly became associated with 'eternal youth'.
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The origins of the holiday are fairly recent.
It is said 'The Legend of Yōrō Falls' (養老の滝) inspired the mayor of Nomadani-mura (野間谷村), in Hyōgo Prefecture, to create the first "Old Folks' Day" (としよりの日 "Toshiyori-no-hi").
Let us put aside for the moment that this famous tale likely took place in October.On September 15th 1947 Nomadani-mura (野間谷村 - later Yachiyo-chō 八千代町, currently Taka-chō 多可町八千代区) in Hyōgo Prefecture hosted the first "Old Folks' Day".
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👵RESPECT-FOR-THE-AGED DAY👴
Today is Keirō-no-hi (敬老の日) in Japan🎊
Traditionally held on September 15th, in 2003 the national holiday was changed to the 3rd Monday in September. Commemorative silver saké cups are given by the government to those who have turned 100.if only, when one heard
that old age was coming
one could bolt the door
answer "not at home"
and refuse to meet him!
-Anonymous author, from the Kokin Wakashū (古今和歌集).#Japan #敬老の日 #RespectForTheAgedDay #Keironohi #Kyoto #wagashi
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The festival soon spread nationwide and in 1966 it was declared an annual national holiday.
Japan, famously, has the oldest citizenry in the world. 28.4% of its population is 65 years or older (1 in 5 people are over 70).September 15th was selected for this holiday because ancient records indicate that this is when Prince Shōtoku (聖徳太子 574-622) opened the Hiden-in at Shitennō-ji.
The Hiden-in looked after the sick and elderly who had no-one to care for them.