is comming of age day. It's a national holiday, so everything, except shops and restaurants, is closed. It was a bit unfortunate for us, who wanted to study at university, but found out that almost all buildings were closed, even in the open ones the classrooms were closed. Eventually, we found a bench - it was rather sunny, and finished our groupwork. Well, I had to postpone a walk to a post ofice, too :)
Anyways, in Japan, compared to Europe, young people are concidered to be of age after becommig 20 years old. In order to celebrate it, local area wards invite those, who became 20 from 2 April in the past year, or will be 20 years old in this year, until 1 April, to celebrate it on the 2nd Monday of January. There are some speeches prepared for them, and later on these young people go to celebrate the day with their friends.
This day girls dress in kimonos with long sleeves and guys wear either traditional clothes, or western style suit - what's more common these days. Here are some pictures (of girls, of course, they are more noticeable):
Anyways, in Japan, compared to Europe, young people are concidered to be of age after becommig 20 years old. In order to celebrate it, local area wards invite those, who became 20 from 2 April in the past year, or will be 20 years old in this year, until 1 April, to celebrate it on the 2nd Monday of January. There are some speeches prepared for them, and later on these young people go to celebrate the day with their friends.
This day girls dress in kimonos with long sleeves and guys wear either traditional clothes, or western style suit - what's more common these days. Here are some pictures (of girls, of course, they are more noticeable):
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