• Thisfox@sopuli.xyz
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    11 months ago

    If other countries had a public holiday on January First, would that mean they celebrate Federation Day? If they had a public holiday later on in January, then are they celebrating my countries Invasion Day?

    Yes, it is the same day as one in America. No, that doesn’t mean the Japanese are all celebrating a US thanksgiving.

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      11 months ago

      It’s not always the same day, this year is just coincidental.

      Being a holiday established during the post-war US occupation of Japan, though, I wouldn’t say it is entirely disconnected from the US holiday. It was willed into existence by Americans based on the fact that the US also celebrates a holiday around that time of year, and so the name is not coincidental.

      I’d consider them as related as Christmas and Yule, at least.