春分(しゅんぶん)の日(ひ)

しゅんぶんのひ
noun
Vernal Equinox Day
time-season
1. Vernal Equinox Day; Spring Equinox Day
A Japanese national holiday that falls around March 20-21, on the date of the vernal equinox. It is a day for appreciating nature and showing love for living things. Also traditionally a day for visiting family graves.
春分(しゅんぶん)の日(ひ)は国民(こくみん)の祝日(しゅくじつ)です。
Vernal Equinox Day is a national holiday.
春分(しゅんぶん)の日(ひ)に家族(かぞく)でお墓参(はかまい)りに行(い)った。
We went to visit the family graves on Vernal Equinox Day.
春分(しゅんぶん)の日(ひ)を過(す)ぎると、昼(ひる)の時間(じかん)が夜(よる)より長(なが)くなる。
After Vernal Equinox Day, the daytime becomes longer than the nighttime.

Cultural note

One of Japan's national holidays, established to celebrate the arrival of spring. The exact date varies slightly each year based on the astronomical equinox, typically falling on March 20 or 21. The holiday is part of a week-long Buddhist observance called 彼岸(ひがん) (higan), during which Japanese families visit ancestral graves and make offerings.

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Antonym: 秋分(しゅうぶん)の日(ひ) (Autumnal Equinox Day)
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