Happy Mt. Fuji Day

[laurainlimbo]

Happy Fuji-san Day.

In Japanese that would be 富士山の日

Apparently today is the first year that this region of Japan (namely Shizuoka prefecture, and the areas surrounding Mt. Fuji) are celebrating a new, local holiday. It's so named because today is February 23rd　（2/23), and it has to do with the many readings of the words which make up the date.

It's complicated unless you study Japanese, but I'll try to explain. However, there are a few Japanese learners on my F'list who could probably even explain it better than I can.

*February is the second month - it's called Ni-gatsu in Japanese. In Japanese, 2 is "Ni". But the number 2 can also be read as "fu" as in "Futatsu" (which means two things).
This is the "Fu" in "Fuji-san"

*The number 2 apparently can also be read as "ji" (though I haven't learned this reading), so the 2 in 23 is "ji" in "Fuji-san"

*The number 3 is "san" in Japanese. So the number 3 in 23 is the "san" in "Fuji-san"

This is not a national holiday, and I can't even find anything online about it. But I guess most high school students got the day off, and some junior high schools in Fujinomiya were off too. Our students had a half day, and the lunch staff took the day off too, so there was no school lunch.

Anyway - that's my exciting news for the day.

Comments

[ghost-light.livejournal.com]

That is really cool ;)

[ageless-aislynn.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's awesome! Thanks for sharing that with us! :D *hugs* ♥!

[laurainlimbo.livejournal.com]

you're welcome!!

*hugs*

[laurainlimbo.livejournal.com]

my icon comes from a picture I took about 6 years ago near Mt. Fuji. it's a gorgeous picture, and it made a very nice icon. yours is pretty - but I'm trying to figure out where that was taken. and Fuji-san doesn't look right for some reason. it looks more like Mt. Rainier or Mt. Hood:)

ooh hope you don't get too much snow. it was snowing in Seattle too when I talked to my family.

*hugs*

[1-rhiannon-1.livejournal.com]

That's very interesting! Happy Fuji-san Day to you!

[laurainlimbo.livejournal.com]

thanks!

[wolfpurplemoon]

That reminds me of Pi day (March 14th) and whatever they call the 42nd day of the year (11th Feb). I don't think anyone gets those days off though!

[laurainlimbo.livejournal.com]

most people don't get days off here for this holiday. some schools did, which is interesting:)

[dawnie1970.livejournal.com]

That's neat! ^_^

[laurainlimbo.livejournal.com]

I thought so!
*hugs*

[toadflax234.livejournal.com]

Interesting stuff!

[laurainlimbo.livejournal.com]

yea I should post it on your site - the learning site.
I never think of it:)

[toadflax234.livejournal.com]

You should!