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  • Coming of Age Day in Japan: What you should know

    Coming of Age Day in Japan: What you should know

    Today (the second Monday of January) is one of the first holiday’s of the new year (after the New Year’s period called O-shougatsu, of course). Known as “Coming of Age Day” (成人の日, Seijin no Hi), it celebrates those who become adults between 2 April of last year and 1 April of this year. As it…

  • Sant Jordi/Saint George’s Day Comparison

    Sant Jordi/Saint George’s Day Comparison

    As many people who were in a country that has St George as a patron saint will know, yesterday (23 April) was St George’s Day. What fewer people know is that St. George is also considered the patron saint of Catalonia, a region in Spain. As some of you may know, I am not teaching…