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| Equinox |
| 31 Mar 25 11:28:15 |
From: benlizro@ihug.co.nz Vernal Equinox (20 March) - well, that happens everywhere*. But it seems to be a public holiday only in Japan. 春分の日, Shunbun no Hi [spring-division 's day] has been called that only since 1948, replacing the Shinto Shunki K reisai (春季皇霊祭) [spring-season imperial-spirit-festival] "Like other Japanese holidays, this holiday was repackaged as a non-religious holiday for the sake of separation of religion and state in Japan's postwar constitution." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernal_Equinox_Day *Except that it's Autumnal down here. Hey, Wiki just gave me "Northward Equinox", which I guess everybody could be happy with. --- SoupGate-DOS v1.05 * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2) |
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