1.
national holiday, public holiday
An official day off designated by the government.
明日は祭日なので会社は休みだ。
Tomorrow is a national holiday, so the company is closed.
日曜祭日は営業していません。
We are closed on Sundays and holidays.
祭日には旗を掲げる家もある。
Some households display flags on national holidays.
2.
festival day
A day on which a festival or celebration is held.
村の祭日にはお祭りがある。
There is a festival on the village's festival day.
祭日を祝って町中に飾りがつけられた。
Decorations were put up all over town to celebrate the festival day.
この地域では秋の祭日になると、毎年伝統的な踊りが披露される。
In this area, traditional dances are performed every year on the autumn festival day.
祭日 refers to national holidays or festival days.
TERMS FOR HOLIDAYS:
- 祭日: holiday (older term)
- 祝日: national holiday (official term)
- 休日: day off, holiday
- 平日: weekday
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- 日曜祭日: Sundays and holidays
- 土日祝: weekends and holidays
- 祝祭日: public holidays
JAPANESE NATIONAL HOLIDAYS:
- 元日: New Year's Day (Jan 1)
- 成人の日: Coming of Age Day
- 建国記念の日: National Foundation Day
- 春分の日: Vernal Equinox Day
- 昭和の日: Showa Day
- 憲法記念日: Constitution Day
NOTE: 祝日 is more commonly used in modern Japanese than 祭日.