BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
X-WR-CALNAME:Japanese Holidays
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X-WR-RELCALID:3E79F635-1D67-4D09-8EF8-0C5044E3CAC6
X-WR-TIMEZONE:US/Pacific
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060320
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060321
SUMMARY:Vernal Equinox Day
UID:CA7662C4-AABB-431A-B8C8-DF7C683E0E75-7B97B07F-CBF3-4039-AA7A-8D3AE0A
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SEQUENCE:3
DTSTAMP:20060117T030345Z
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080320
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080321
SUMMARY:Vernal Equinox Day
UID:968ED0D1-4D51-4AB3-BE01-9339A5737988-7B97B07F-CBF3-4039-AA7A-8D3AE0A
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SEQUENCE:3
DTSTAMP:20060117T030438Z
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20060120T004750Z
UID:FF8B04AF-398A-45AC-9C36-3BDA23B3D73B-7B97B07F-CBF3-4039-AA7A-8D3AE0A
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SEQUENCE:6
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060508
SUMMARY:Hana-matsuri/Flower Festival
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060509
DESCRIPTION:A celebration of the Buddha's birthday.  Not a national holi
 day.
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120320
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120321
SUMMARY:Vernal Equinox Day
UID:5AC6957C-E087-4FB3-8583-E5AB969FC825-7B97B07F-CBF3-4039-AA7A-8D3AE0A
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SEQUENCE:3
DTSTAMP:20060117T030544Z
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20060117T001501Z
UID:781F2501-4654-477B-92A9-48BF420DAB22-7B97B07F-CBF3-4039-AA7A-8D3AE0A
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SEQUENCE:5
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060101
SUMMARY:New Years Day
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060102
DESCRIPTION:National Holiday - most businesses are closed from January 1
 st - 3rd.
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20060117T024532Z
UID:62E2039C-FD85-453D-A573-E6869C3FCD3E-7B97B07F-CBF3-4039-AA7A-8D3AE0A
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SEQUENCE:6
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060713
SUMMARY:Bon Festival
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060716
DESCRIPTION:A Buhddhist festival honoring the spirits of the dead.  The 
 festival has evolved into a sort of family reunion holiday.  Some region
 s of Japan observe this holiday in August.
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110320
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110321
SUMMARY:Vernal Equinox Day
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SEQUENCE:3
DTSTAMP:20060117T030531Z
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20060117T012333Z
UID:6919C911-75FD-4F85-8404-D504F9050057-7B97B07F-CBF3-4039-AA7A-8D3AE0A
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SEQUENCE:9
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070504
SUMMARY:Greenery Day
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070505
DESCRIPTION:National Holiday - Greenery Day was formerly a celebration o
 f the birth of the Showa Emperor.  It is also a time to commune with nat
 ure.  Until 2007 Greenery Day was celebrated on April 29th.
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060429
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060430
SUMMARY:Greenery Day
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DTSTAMP:20060120T010325Z
DESCRIPTION:National Holiday - Geenery day is part of Golden Week.  Star
 ting in 2007 it will be moved to May 4th and April 29th will become know
 n as Showa Day.
SEQUENCE:7
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080922
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080923
SUMMARY:Autumnal Equinox Day
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SEQUENCE:3
DTSTAMP:20060117T031110Z
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100321
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100322
SUMMARY:Vernal Equinox Day
UID:BEB602E6-2825-4578-B829-A1E4F940A88C-7B97B07F-CBF3-4039-AA7A-8D3AE0A
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SEQUENCE:4
DTSTAMP:20061201T200626Z
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060923
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060924
SUMMARY:Autumnal Equinox Day
UID:1B0E4886-BA12-40A9-9C6A-E98D2A433030-7B97B07F-CBF3-4039-AA7A-8D3AE0A
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SEQUENCE:3
DTSTAMP:20060117T030623Z
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080923
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080924
SUMMARY:Autumnal Equinox Day
UID:68F818BD-4A39-4171-89A1-DC9C2F37EA59-7B97B07F-CBF3-4039-AA7A-8D3AE0A
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SEQUENCE:4
DTSTAMP:20061201T200557Z
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20060117T012112Z
UID:4F9E7D01-9B76-482A-A6D4-269B95D84775-7B97B07F-CBF3-4039-AA7A-8D3AE0A
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SEQUENCE:6
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060503
SUMMARY:Constitution Memorial Day
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060504
DESCRIPTION:National Holiday - Celebrates the promulgation of the consti
 tution of Japan in 1947
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20060117T024630Z
UID:2D9004E5-E798-43FE-878A-A908108D78C2-7B97B07F-CBF3-4039-AA7A-8D3AE0A
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SEQUENCE:6
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060813
SUMMARY:Bon Festival - Alternate
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060816
DESCRIPTION:A Buhddhist festival honoring the spirits of the dead.  The 
 festival has evolved into a sort of family reunion holiday.  Some region
 s of Japan observe this holiday in July.
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20060117T011925Z
UID:F8B7E6A7-D378-4A4D-B51C-91136C08565D-7B97B07F-CBF3-4039-AA7A-8D3AE0A
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SEQUENCE:6
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060109
SUMMARY:Adults Day
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060110
DESCRIPTION:National Holiday - Celebrates the coming of age. 20 year old
 s dress up and visit a shrine or other public ceremony to celebrate comi
 ng of age.  This event was previously held on January 15th\, but was mov
 ed to the second Monday in January in the year 2000.
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=1;BYDAY=2MO
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20060117T012023Z
UID:796D73A3-0BC3-4891-91A9-F691584A0A6B-7B97B07F-CBF3-4039-AA7A-8D3AE0A
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SEQUENCE:5
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060211
SUMMARY:National Foundation Day
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060212
DESCRIPTION:National Holiday - Celebrates the founding of the nation.
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20060117T012122Z
UID:841BF7E4-0D0E-4973-9388-6A273C58C6A2-7B97B07F-CBF3-4039-AA7A-8D3AE0A
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SEQUENCE:6
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060505
SUMMARY:Children's Day
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060506
DESCRIPTION:National Holiday - A day to respect children's personalities
  and to celebrate their happines.
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090320
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090321
SUMMARY:Vernal Equinox Day
UID:436D8F22-B60E-4198-AE32-26B73EF2CB31-7B97B07F-CBF3-4039-AA7A-8D3AE0A
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SEQUENCE:3
DTSTAMP:20060117T030458Z
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20060117T002846Z
UID:F11DD865-684F-4F48-998E-2B8D4C281E00-7B97B07F-CBF3-4039-AA7A-8D3AE0A
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SEQUENCE:5
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060203
SUMMARY:Setsubun
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060204
DESCRIPTION:Setsubun means roughly \"division of seasons\" and is celebr
 ated the day before the first day of spring\, according to the Japanese 
 lunar calendar.
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20060117T032342Z
UID:995BFF35-9B95-4F75-B242-43E2094E17CB-7B97B07F-CBF3-4039-AA7A-8D3AE0A
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SEQUENCE:5
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060303
SUMMARY:Hinamatsuri/Girl's Day
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060304
DESCRIPTION:A doll festival.
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090923
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090924
SUMMARY:Autumnal Equinox Day
UID:60945BAF-83E4-48FC-A09E-7EFAA8BD3010-7B97B07F-CBF3-4039-AA7A-8D3AE0A
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SEQUENCE:5
DTSTAMP:20060117T031352Z
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20060117T012157Z
UID:53C6A534-DA65-499B-B5EE-97E92E84C042-7B97B07F-CBF3-4039-AA7A-8D3AE0A
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SEQUENCE:7
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060918
SUMMARY:Respect for the Aged Day
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060919
DESCRIPTION:National Holiday - A day of honor for the elderly.  Really\,
  every day should be respect for the aged day.
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=9;BYDAY=3MO
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100923
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100924
SUMMARY:Autumnal Equinox Day
UID:D2F603BD-6B4D-4EBF-99FD-D3AFB256DD95-7B97B07F-CBF3-4039-AA7A-8D3AE0A
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SEQUENCE:4
DTSTAMP:20060117T031153Z
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070923
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070924
SUMMARY:Autumnal Equinox Day
UID:1CE3E3F9-BE55-47E2-BF90-B5E57D330214-7B97B07F-CBF3-4039-AA7A-8D3AE0A
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SEQUENCE:3
DTSTAMP:20060117T030637Z
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20060117T012258Z
UID:881E283F-1A6D-4F49-8CFD-313E2F509C2B-7B97B07F-CBF3-4039-AA7A-8D3AE0A
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SEQUENCE:6
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20061223
SUMMARY:Emperor's Birthday
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061224
DESCRIPTION:National Holiday - Celebration of the current Emperor's Birt
 hday.
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120922
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120923
SUMMARY:Autumnal Equinox Day
UID:AEB19309-E196-40C0-A57A-457FF637B8D7-7B97B07F-CBF3-4039-AA7A-8D3AE0A
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SEQUENCE:3
DTSTAMP:20060117T031225Z
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20060426T003457Z
UID:040AB38D-6B1C-49FF-BD45-5694C8A3939C-7B97B07F-CBF3-4039-AA7A-8D3AE0A
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SEQUENCE:7
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060504
SUMMARY:Between Day - The Holiday Without A Name
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060505
DESCRIPTION:A national holiday without a name.  Japanese law dictates th
 at any day that falls between two national holidays is automatically a h
 oliday.  Hence\, between day.
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20070503
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20060117T025041Z
UID:D147F113-6C43-4787-9101-389FD64D5508-7B97B07F-CBF3-4039-AA7A-8D3AE0A
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SEQUENCE:5
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20061231
SUMMARY:Omisoka
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070101
DESCRIPTION:Omisoka is a day of preparation for the new year.  Time to c
 lean your house.
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070320
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070321
SUMMARY:Vernal Equinox Day
UID:AEE5270D-28F4-4B12-AC09-6AA9385D86EA-7B97B07F-CBF3-4039-AA7A-8D3AE0A
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SEQUENCE:3
DTSTAMP:20060117T030420Z
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20060117T031943Z
UID:3B6FC6DF-FBE1-4871-BC40-107C25CEDE1D-7B97B07F-CBF3-4039-AA7A-8D3AE0A
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SEQUENCE:7
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20061009
SUMMARY:Health and Sports Day
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061010
DESCRIPTION:A national holiday for enjoying sports and cultivating a hea
 lthy mind and body.  Also memorializes the 1964 Olympic games in Tokyo.
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=10;BYDAY=2MO
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20060117T012227Z
UID:ECDF6351-3195-4111-AF4C-101C7A372418-7B97B07F-CBF3-4039-AA7A-8D3AE0A
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SEQUENCE:6
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20061103
SUMMARY:Culture Day
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061104
DESCRIPTION:National Holiday - Celebrates the announcement of the curren
 t constitution in 1946.
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070321
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070322
SUMMARY:Vernal Equinox Day
UID:B39442B8-2C4D-4AA7-92B0-59EF2FA8075B-7B97B07F-CBF3-4039-AA7A-8D3AE0A
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SEQUENCE:4
DTSTAMP:20061201T200524Z
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20060117T012236Z
UID:DB6901E3-C6F9-4208-9352-218E2EFFD3C3-7B97B07F-CBF3-4039-AA7A-8D3AE0A
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SEQUENCE:6
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20061123
SUMMARY:Labour Thanksgiving Day
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061124
DESCRIPTION:National Holiday - A day to give thanks and commemorate labo
 r.  Prior to 1948 this was the harvest festival.
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20060117T012144Z
UID:3F3C41B2-C825-4D8B-8C73-6E47A5E669FC-7B97B07F-CBF3-4039-AA7A-8D3AE0A
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SEQUENCE:6
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060717
SUMMARY:Marine Day
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060718
DESCRIPTION:National Holiday - A modern secular holiday.  There are no t
 raditional ceremonies for this day.
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=7;BYDAY=3MO
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100320
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100321
SUMMARY:Vernal Equinox Day
UID:EF0B6A17-AA5E-4A24-818B-EF814D6B890C-7B97B07F-CBF3-4039-AA7A-8D3AE0A
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SEQUENCE:3
DTSTAMP:20060117T030516Z
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20060117T012322Z
UID:87402302-676F-43C9-81D2-BA844DD2BBF1-7B97B07F-CBF3-4039-AA7A-8D3AE0A
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SEQUENCE:6
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070429
SUMMARY:Showa Day
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070430
DESCRIPTION:National Holiday - Showa Day is the celebration of the Showa
  Emperor's Birthday.  It was previously celebrated as part of Greenery D
 ay.
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20060120T010315Z
UID:081AA3C3-A6B8-42F7-A3BF-DAC7A1E3E9B4-7B97B07F-CBF3-4039-AA7A-8D3AE0A
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SEQUENCE:5
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060314
SUMMARY:White Day
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060315
DESCRIPTION:White Day is the Japanese equivalent of Valentine's day.  Th
 e date was introduced in 1980 at the suggestion of Japan's candy makers.
   The name \"white day\" is a reference to the color of sugar.
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20060117T005458Z
UID:CBD01CC3-1B23-44DD-8E03-BE81A4A0FB1C-7B97B07F-CBF3-4039-AA7A-8D3AE0A
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SEQUENCE:7
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060429
SUMMARY:Golden Week
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060506
DESCRIPTION:Golden week is a serieis of holidays that happen to fall in 
 the same week.  The term was first used in 1948 by theater operators who
  couldn't believe their good fortune.
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110923
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110924
SUMMARY:Autumnal Equinox Day
UID:6B6CC0E4-FA09-420F-92A5-039C3C408DCF-7B97B07F-CBF3-4039-AA7A-8D3AE0A
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SEQUENCE:3
DTSTAMP:20060117T031208Z
END:VEVENT
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