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Saturday, 5 May 2012

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Golden Week is only in Japan. I wonder why this holiday period is called Golden Week, especially why in English. Japan has more public holidays than Britain but British people have more paid leave from work.

In Britain, there are two holidays in May:

May Day, celebrated on the first Monday in May
Whitsun, celebrated on the last Monday in May

May Day is an ancient festival of spring and fertility, and pre-dates Christianity. There are traditional outdoor parties, a maypole and morris dancing.

Whitsun is a Christian festival and actually celebrated on the seventh Sunday after Easter, but the last Monday in May is designated Whitsun public holiday. There is no special event or celebration; people just enjoy a day off work. Many schools and colleges close for the week so children enjoy this time.