January 15 Seijin-no-hi
Posted on 11. Jan, 2010 by ksozenbe in Shinto
Seijin-no-hi (Shinto)
Seijin-no-hi—Coming-of-Age Day is a national holiday in Japan. Young women and men twenty years of age go to shrines, wearing traditional clothing. Their families announce their adulthood to the kami or spirits, and pray for health and well-being for a lifetime to come.
