AN "OLDER" HOLIDAY!

    MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

          AN "OLDER" HOLIDAY!

  This is September 19th and it's an unofficial

holiday. At least it is unofficial here. This is

"Respect The Elderly Day." It is an official

holiday. But only in Japan where people have

been taught to respect their elders for many

years. It only became an official holiday

there in the 1960s and it was traditionally

observed on Septemberf 15. Then, Japan

borrowed an idea from us! They decided to

make this one of they "Happiness Days." 

Those are days that have been moved from

traditional dates to certain Mondays. This

one now falls on the third Monday in 

September. Just like our Uniform Monday

Holiday legislation which moved several of

our holidays to Mondays. The reason, of

course, is the same. To give workers three

day weekends every so often. I'm thinking

since they borrowed our Monday Holiday idea

we should borrow their holiday and have our

own Respect the Elders Day. I'm especially

anxious to endorse it after my Birthday this

past Saturday! Hope you'll joing in the

celebration and that all your NEWS is good!