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In Japan, February 11 is celebrated as National Foundation Day, Kenkoku kinen-bi (?????).

According to old Japanese mythology, the Emperor Jimmu, the first emperor of Japan, ascended to the throne and founded the Imperial line on this day. It was celebrated as kigensetsu (???), “the day of origin”, only until the end of the Second World War, and was discontinued after the war because there’s no real historical bases for it; however, it was designated a national holiday in 1967.(1)
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(1) “An English Introduction to Japan and its People”, by Yoshie Matsumoto; Nova, 2000.

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