National Foundation Day

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National Foundation Day is a Japanese public holiday celebrated annually on February 11 to commemorate the legendary founding of the nation and the ascension of its first emperor.


Statements (32)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese public holiday
public holiday
associatedWith Emperor Jimmu
basedOn legendary founding of Japan
calendarSystem Gregorian calendar (Western churches)
surface form: "Gregorian calendar"
celebratedIn Japan
commemorates ascension of Emperor Jimmu
founding of the nation of Japan
country Japan
dayOfYear 11
formerName Kigensetsu
frequency annual
hasCulturalSignificance symbol of national unity in Japan
hasLanguage Japanese
hasTopic Japanese history
Japanese nationalism
legalStatus national holiday
monthOfYear February
nativeLabel National Foundation Day
surface form: "建国記念の日"
observanceType secular holiday with historical significance
observedBy citizens of Japan
observedOn February 11
officialName National Foundation Day
surface form: "Kenkoku Kinen no Hi"
partOf Japanese national holidays
purpose commemorate the ascension of the first emperor of Japan
commemorate the founding of Japan
regulatedBy Japanese law
replaced Kigensetsu
startTime February 11, 1967
typicalActivities flag raising ceremonies
patriotic events
reflection on the founding of the nation

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hinomaru displayOccasion National Foundation Day
Emperor Jimmu festival National Foundation Day
National Foundation Day nativeLabel National Foundation Day
this entity surface form: "建国記念の日"
National Foundation Day officialName National Foundation Day
this entity surface form: "Kenkoku Kinen no Hi"
Kigensetsu replacedBy National Foundation Day
Kigensetsu successorHolidayEnglishName National Foundation Day