Kigensetsu
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Kigensetsu was a pre-World War II Japanese national holiday that celebrated the mythical founding of Japan and the divine origins of the emperor.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kamuyamato Iwarebiko | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese national holiday
ⓘ
public holiday ⓘ |
| abolished | 1948 ⓘ |
| abolishedBy |
Allied military governments
ⓘ
surface form:
Allied occupation authorities
|
| associatedWithDeity | Emperor Jimmu ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeriod |
Meiji era
ⓘ
surface form:
Meiji period
Taisho era ⓘ
surface form:
Taisho period
Showa era ⓘ
surface form:
early Showa period
|
| basedOn |
Japanese mythology
ⓘ
Kojiki ⓘ Nihon Shoki ⓘ |
| category |
Defunct observances
ⓘ
Holidays of Japan ⓘ State Shinto holidays ⓘ |
| celebrates |
divine origins of the emperor
ⓘ
mythical founding of Japan ⓘ |
| centralRitualLocation |
Tokyo Imperial Palace
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Palace
Ise Grand Shrine ⓘ Tokyo ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Emperor Jimmu
ⓘ
surface form:
accession of Emperor Jimmu
|
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| introduced | 1872 ⓘ |
| introducedBy |
Meiji oligarchy
ⓘ
surface form:
Meiji government
|
| JapaneseName | 紀元節 ⓘ |
| legalStatusGrantedBy | 1873 calendar reform ⓘ |
| linkedToConcept |
State Shinto
ⓘ
kokutai ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | Era Origin Day ⓘ |
| modernDate | February 11 ⓘ |
| observanceType |
local celebrations
ⓘ
school ceremonies ⓘ state ceremony ⓘ |
| politicalFunction |
legitimize imperial rule
ⓘ
promote emperor worship ⓘ |
| reasonForAbolition |
demilitarization of Japan
ⓘ
separation of state and religion ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Shinto ⓘ |
| replacedBy | National Foundation Day ⓘ |
| status | defunct holiday ⓘ |
| successorHoliday | Kenkoku Kinen no Hi ⓘ |
| successorHolidayDate | February 11 ⓘ |
| successorHolidayEnglishName | National Foundation Day ⓘ |
| timePeriod | pre–World War II Japan ⓘ |
| traditionalDate | 1st day of the 1st month of the lunar calendar ⓘ |
| usedFor |
imperial propaganda
ⓘ
nationalist mobilization ⓘ |
| writingSystem | kanji ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kamuyamato Iwarebiko