Golden Week

From Conservapedia

Golden Week is the name given to four close-spaced holidays, celebrated in Japan between the end of April and the first week of May. With the addition of a weekend somewhere in between the four holidays, it forms one of Japan's three busy holiday periods, together with New Years in December and the Obon week in July or August (depending on where in Japan you are).

The four holidays which comprise Golden Week are:

Shōwa Day (昭和の日 Shōwa no hi) - 29 April
29 April is the birthday of former Emperor Shōwa. Up until 2006, the Greenery Day holiday was celebrated on this day, but that moved to 4 May.

Constitution Memorial Day (憲法記念日 Kenpo kinenbi) - 3 May
Commemorates the day when Japan's new post-War constitution was signed into effect.

Greenery Day (緑の日 Midori no hi) - 4 May
This holiday is dedicated to the environment and nature, because Emperor Shōwa loved plants and nature and was himself a renowned marine biologist. Before being declared Greenery Day in 2006, 4 May used to be a national public holiday due to a law, which declares that any day falling between two national holidays, should also be a national holiday. It used to be referred to as "Citizen's Holiday" (国民の休日 Kokumin no kyūjitsu)

Children's Day (子供の日 Kodomo no hi) - 5 May
Although called Children's Day, only the Boy's Festival (端午の節句 Tango no Sekku) is celebrated on this day. On this day, families with sons wish them health and future success and celebrate by hanging up carp streamers and displaying samurai dolls, both symbolizing strength, power and success in life. (The Girl's Festival (雛祭 Hina Matsuri) is celebrated on 3 March, when families with girls wish their daughters a successful and happy life. Dolls are displayed in the house together with peach blossoms. It is not a public holiday.)