Today is shubun no hi (秋分の日), Autumn Equinox Day, which is one of nijyushisekki (二十四節季), 24 solar terms. The last one was hakuro (白露) on September 8, and the next one is kanro (寒露) on October 9.
Today is a national holiday in Japan. Therefore it is another 3 day weekend. This is the latter part of the Silver week.
A week between Autumn Equinox Day is called o higan (お彼岸), and we go to ancestor's graveyard and offer sweets called o hagi (おはぎ).
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