Marine Day

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Marine Day (海の日, Umi no hi^?) is a Japanese national holiday celebrated on the third Monday in July. Many people take advantage of the holiday and summer weather to take a beach trip. As a modern secular holiday there are no traditional ceremonies associated with the day.

[edit] History

Marine Day was declared a national holiday in 1995. First observed on July 20, 1996, the Happy Monday Seido (ハッピーマンデー制度, Happī Mandē Seido^?) legislation moved the date from July 20 to the third Monday of July from 2003.