Before the war, it was actively celebrated as one of the four major festivals along with New Year, Kigensetsu (the National Foundation Day) (the day commemorating the ascension to the throne of the first emperor, Jimmu) and Meiji festival. |
戦前は新年・紀元節・明治節ともに四大節の一つとして、盛大に奉祝されていた。 |