ゴールデンウィークがスタート
Golden Week is a holiday only in Japan
日本は間も無く「ゴールデンウィーク」という大型連休が始まります。
2023年は4月29日から5月7日まで。最大で９連休。
ゴールデンウィークは、日本の祝日「昭和の日」「憲法記念日」「みどりの日」「こどもの日」や週末とあわせて、
人によっては有給休暇なども利用すると約１週間の休みとなります。
世界で見る大型連休
日本の大型連休は主に４つの祝日が重なる「ゴールデンウィーク」と呼ばれる期間であり、おおむね5月上旬に行われます。
一方、世界の大型連休は、国や地域によって異なりますが、多くは四半期中に行われます。例えば、ヨーロッパの夏休みは7月から8月にかけて、アメリカの夏休みは6月から8月にかけて行われます。
また、宗教上の理由から大型連休が設けられる国もあります。例えば、イスラム教徒の一大祭りである「イード・アル・アドハ」を祝うために、イスラム教国では10日間の休暇が設けられます。
中国では「黄金周」と言われる10月頃に同じように１週間の長期休暇があるゴールデンウィークのようなものがあります。欧米ではバカンスなど個人で長期連休は取るものの、国民一斉に大型連休があるというのは特有の文化のようです。
日本は大型連休とは言うもののなんだか日数が少ないような。
確かに欧米のように個人でそれぞれ取ったほうが人の多さなどが分散されていていい気がしますが。。。
Golden Week Starts
In Japan, a long holiday called “Golden Week” will soon begin.
2023 is from April 29 to May 7.Up to 9 consecutive holidays.
Golden Week is a Japanese holiday, such as Showa Day, Constitutional Day, Green Day, Children’s Day, and weekends,
Depending on the person, if you use paid vacation, it will be about a week off.
The world’s biggest holiday
Japan’s long holidays are mainly called “Golden Week,” which consists of four national holidays, and are usually held in early May.
On the other hand, the world’s long holidays vary by country and region, but many occur during the quarter.For example, summer vacation in Europe is from July to August, and summer vacation in America is from June to August.
Also, some countries offer long holidays for religious reasons.For example, Muslim countries offer a 10-day vacation to celebrate the big Muslim festival, “Eid al-Adha.”
In China, there is something like Golden Week, which is called “Golden Zhou” and has a week-long vacation around October.In Europe and the U.S., although individuals take long holidays such as vacations, it seems to be a unique culture to have long holidays all over the country.
It’s a long holiday in Japan, but it seems that the number of days is small.
It’s true that it would be better if individuals took it individually like in Europe and the U.S. and the U.S. and Europe..
ゴールデンウィークとは
「Golden Week」略して「GW」完全に和製英語ですね。。
「ゴールデンウィーク」の由来は映画会社がこの期間中に観客動員を活性化させたいという想いで当時の取締役がつけた宣伝用語が広まったものです。
ニュースでは「ゴールデンウイーク」と言わずに、「大型連休」と表していることもあります。
大型連休と言っても、一般的な会社員は暦通りの休みの方がほとんどです。
「4/29 昭和の日」から「5/3 憲法記念日」の間に平日の２日間があり、平日は普通に出勤する方が多いと聞くので、実質は5/3~5連休の方が多いのではないでしょうか。
ゴールデンウィークは日本文化
おそらく外国に住む方に「Golden Week」と言っても通じないでしょう。
「Golden Week Holiday」
いや、きっと Holiday や Vacation であることを説明しないと伝わらないですね。
長い休暇を意味する「Long Vacation」が妥当でしょうか。
日本では昔、週末以外の休みを取るのが難しく、有給休暇があっても休みずらい会社が多いような印象でした。
働きすぎ。勤勉だと言われる日本の特徴なのかもしれませんが。
元々日本の祝日は連続にはなく、土曜日も会社や学校があるのが当たり前でした。
38年前の1985年に休日に関する法定改正がされて、今のように祝日と週末が連なるようにしてから、徐々にゆっくり連休文化が浸透して行っていますね。
しっかり休む、家族との時間や自分の時間を大事にする欧米の文化で育ってきた方々からすると日本の休みを取らない文化は異常に思えますよね。
私も学生時代は「フルハウス」にハマり欧米文化が大好きになり、学生時代はホームステイをしたり短期留学をしていたので海外の「休暇」に対する考え方の違いには衝撃を受けたと同時に羨ましく感じました。
ゴールデンウィークは何をする？
大半の人は、「旅行」「実家に帰省する」などで新幹線や飛行機、人気観光地は人で溢れます。
今年は特にコロナの規制緩和がされて3年ぶりに行動制限がない大型連休ともあって各地が賑わいそうです。
この時期の日本は春と夏の境目で特に東京は気温的にも過ごしやすいです。
久しぶりに旅行に行かれる方も多くなりそうです。
インバウンド、アウトバウンド含めて観光業や旅行業がより盛り上がりそうです。
みなさんはどんな「ゴールデンウィーク」を過ごしますか？
What is Golden Week
“GW” stands for “Golden Week” and is completely Japanese..
The origin of “Golden Week” was the spread of advertising terms given by directors at the time, hoping that movie companies would boost audience mobilization during this period.
In the news, it is sometimes referred to as “Golden Week” instead of “Golden Week.”
Even though it’s a long holiday, most office workers usually take holidays according to the calendar.
I heard that there are two weekdays between April 29 Showa Day and May 3rd Constitution Day, and that many people go to work normally on weekdays, so I think there are actually more people who go to work from May 3rd to 5th consecutive holidays.
Golden Week is Japanese culture
Perhaps even if you say “Golden Week” to someone living abroad, it won’t work.
「Golden Week Holiday」
No, I have to explain that it’s Holiday or Vacation.
Is Long Vacation, which means a long vacation, appropriate?
In the past, it was difficult to take days off other than weekends in Japan, and I had the impression that there were many companies that had difficulty taking days off even though they had paid holidays.
Too much work. Maybe it’s a characteristic of Japan, which is said to be diligent.
Originally, there were no consecutive holidays in Japan, and it was only natural that there were companies and schools on Saturdays.
Thirty-eight years ago, in 1985, the legal revision of holidays was made, and holidays and weekends are continuing as they are now, and the culture of consecutive holidays is gradually permeating.
From the perspective of those who have grown up in a Western culture where they take a good rest and take care of their time with their families and their own, the culture of not taking holidays in Japan seems unusual.
When I was a student, I fell in love with “Full House” and fell in love with Western culture, and when I was a student, I did homestay and studied abroad for a short time, so I was shocked and envious of the differences in thinking about “holiday.”
What are you doing during Golden Week?
For most people, Shinkansen trains, airplanes and popular tourist attractions are crowded with people, such as “traveling” and “going home.”
This year, especially as COVID-19 regulations have been eased, there will be no restrictions on behavior in three years, so many places will be crowded.
At this time of year, Japan is at the boundary between spring and summer, and especially in Tokyo, it is easy to spend time in terms of temperature.
It seems that many people will go on a trip after a long time.
The tourism and travel industries, including inbound and outbound, are likely to become more active.
What kind of “Golden Week” do you spend?
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