| 词条 | Labor Thanksgiving Day |
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|holiday_name = Labor Thanksgiving Day |type = national |observedby = Japan |longtype = National, public |significance = Commemorates labor and production and giving one another thanks; formerly a harvest festival |date = November 23 }}{{nihongo|Labor Thanksgiving Day|勤労感謝の日|Kinrō Kansha no Hi}} is a national holiday in Japan celebrated on November 23 of each year.[1] The law establishing the holiday cites it as an occasion to commemorate labor and production and give one another thanks. Events are held throughout Japan, one such being the Nagano Labor Festival. The event encourages thinking about the environment, peace and human rights.{{citation needed|date=November 2013}} Early-grade elementary students often create drawings for the holiday and give them as gifts to local kōbans (neighborhood police stations). HistoryLabor Thanksgiving Day is the modern name for an ancient harvest festival known as {{nihongo|Niiname-sai|新嘗祭|extra=also read as Shinjō-sai}}, celebrating the harvest of the Five Cereals (rice, barley/wheat, foxtail millet, barnyard millet, proso millet, and beans).{{clarify|reason=Need an explanation for why are there more than five listed|date=November 2018}} The classical chronicle the Nihon Shoki mentions a harvest ritual having taken place during the reign of the legendary Emperor Jimmu (660–585 BC), as well as more formalized harvest celebrations during the reign of Emperor Seinei (480–484 AD). Modern scholars can date the basic forms of niiname-sai to the time of Emperor Tenmu (667–686 AD).[2] Traditionally, it celebrated the year's hard work; during the Niiname-sai ceremony, the Emperor would dedicate the year's harvest to kami (spirits), and taste the rice for the first time. The modern holiday was established after World War II in 1948 as a day to mark some of the changes of the postwar Constitution of Japan, including fundamental human rights and the expansion of workers rights.[3] Currently, Niiname-sai is still held privately by the Imperial House of Japan on the same day as Labor Thanksgiving Day, which has become a public national holiday.[4] May 1 is also celebrated as Labor Day by many trade unions in Japan,[5] which hold large rallies and marches in Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya. CelebrationOn this day, school children prepare cards or gifts to distribute to police officers, firefighters, hospital staffs, and other labor force to show appreciation for their contributions to the country. Companies review their accomplishments and congratulate their workers for their dedication. Families get together and have dinner at home on this holiday. See also
References1. ^{{cite book|title=Historical Dictionary of Shinto|author=Stuart D. B. Picken|p=217|publisher=Scarecrow Press|year=2010|isbn=978-0-810-87372-8}} 2. ^{{cite book|last=Ohnuki-Tierney|first=Emiko|title=Rice as self: Japanese identities through time|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OeKGjjhNC8EC&pg=PA46|accessdate=November 22, 2011|date=November 14, 1994|publisher=Princeton University Press|isbn=978-0-691-02110-2|pages=46–7}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.axiommagazine.jp/2011/11/22/labor-thanksgiving-day-%E5%8B%A4%E5%8A%B4%E6%84%9F%E8%AC%9D%E3%81%AE%E6%97%A5/|title=Labor Thanksgiving Day – 勤労感謝の日|last=Miller|first=Adam|date=November 22, 2011|work=Axiom Magazine|accessdate=November 22, 2011}} 4. ^{{cite book|last=Morrill|first=Ann|title=Thanksgiving and Other Harvest Festivals|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3Xde_E7-r50C&pg=PA51|accessdate=November 22, 2011|date=August 2009|publisher=Infobase Publishing|isbn=978-1-60413-096-6|page=51}} 5. ^{{cite book|last1=Hijirida|first1=Kyoko|last2=Yoshikawa|first2=Muneo|title=Japanese language and culture for business and travel|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ORNzbaPIdVUC&pg=PA253|accessdate=November 22, 2011|year=1987|publisher=University of Hawaii Press|isbn=978-0-8248-1017-7|page=253}} External links
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