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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.

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.

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