Little children throw ふくまめ (beans) at their fathers who are dressed as おに as a way to cast out the bad spirits and bring in good luck.
Girl's Day
ひなまつり
三月三日
Day for the Meeting of the Star-crossed lovers
たなばた
七月七日
Obon
おぼん (Bon Festival)
八月十三日~八月十五日
White Day
三月十四日
Boys give girl's Valentines Day gift
Valentine's Day
二月十四日
Girl's give boys Valentines Day gift
1st Era (most current)
へいせい - peace everywhere
2nd Era
しょうわ - Period of Enlightened Peace
3rd Era
たいしょう
4th Era
めいじ
5th Era
けいお
What are the two ways Japanese say this year (2011)?
1) 二千十一年
2) へいせい二十三年
Chirstmas
十二月二十五日
April Fool's Day
四月一日
Halloween
十月三十一日
Independence Day
七月四日
When is Golden Week and what do the Japanese do?
Golden week starts on しょうわの日and ends at こどもの日. This is the period when the Japanese usually go on vacations as there are four holidays in a row, and on some years align on the same week.