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Japanese holiday
Kōreisai (皇霊祭), or Shun-ki (春季, Vernal) and Shū-ki (秋季, Autumnal) Kōreisai, are days of worship in
Japan that began in 1878 (
Meiji 11 ) to pay respects to the
past emperors and
imperial family members. It occurred on the
March equinox (spring equinox) and the
September equinox (autumn equinox) of the anniversary of the person's death. After the 1948 passing of the Act on National Holidays, these days were marked in a non-religious manner as the
national holidays of
Vernal Equinox Day and
Autumnal Equinox Day. During the event, one prayed for good harvest in the spring and said
thank you for the harvest in autumn. The equinoxes were also the days of
ancestor veneration in China.
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d This is an example festival. The last three emperors have their festivals celebrated
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