A five-day week "(週休二日制 shu kyu futsu ka sei)" has introduced in Japanese public schools since April 2002. Many companies also practice this institution. So for many people this is the first long weekend: Saturday, Sunday, Monday off because this Monday is one of the national holidays called "成人の日（seijin no hi: Coming of Age Day)."
三連休（san ren kyu) means three consecutive holidays. Since 2000 there appeared "Happy Monday System" and 4 holidays changed the original date to the second or third Mondays to have 3 days off. And "成人の日（seijin no hi: Coming of Age Day)" is one of them. There are 16 national holidays and 1 extra holiday (振替休日: furi kae kyujitsu) this year. And there are 7 long weekends.
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Hey, Kimiko,
ReplyDeleteThank you for telling me about your blog.
I'm glad to hear that you started your own blog.
I'm coming to check it out for my study!
Hiroshige
Hi, Shige-chan,
ReplyDeleteHow have you been?
Thank you for visiting my first blog.
I hope you will come back as often as possible.
Kimiko