World Sake Day

World Sake Day, also known as Sake Day, is an annual event held on October 1 as a tribute to sake, an alcoholic beverage of Japanese origin made of fermented rice.[1] The event used to be regarded as only a national event in Japan.[2] October 1 is traditionally the starting date of sake production in the country.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Voelker, Jessica (October 1, 2013). "Imbiber’s Agenda: Celebrate World Sake Day". Washingtonian.
  2. ↑ "National Sake Day". Sakamai. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
  3. ↑ McDonald, Kathy A. (October 1, 2013). "Sake Day 2013: Sake Is Better Than It's Ever Been". Los Angeles Weekly.
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