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Vernal Equinox (20 March) - well, that happens everywhere*. But it seems
to be a public holiday only in Japan.
uyNoeapU<uuN, Shunbun no Hi [spring-division 's day] has been called that only
since 1948, replacing the Shinto Shunki K+ireisai (uyNo!utUcoLetN!) [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.
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