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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Alzrius" data-source="post: 851340" data-attributes="member: 8461">Re: Re: Re: HELP! Japanese Setting - customs and traditionsSure! Kumbaya, it never hurts to help! (Eek the Cat reference, sorry, I'm tired)Ah, now we're getting somewhere. In Japan, Feb 14 is Valentine's Day, as normal, but on that day, girls give chocolates to the boys that they like, but boys don't do the same. On March 14, White Day (a month after Valentine's Day), then its the boys' turn to give chocolates to the girls that they like. The Cherry Blossom Festival ("Sakura Matsuri") is held whenever the cherry trees are in bloom, usually in April. This holiday, which isn't official, so it can happen over several days, has people having picnics, reading poetry, playing music, etc. The Emperor's birthday is always a national holiday. As an odd note, mail is delivered seven days a week (I once got a package on a Sunday, to my surprise).School clubs and teams (for sports) are very important, as much so, if not more, than classes. A person who joins the kendo (sword practice) club is expected to already have been practicing for years, and that they'll practice pretty much every day for hours at a time with the club, that they'll compete with them, etc. Dedication to clubs runs very high, and is taken very seriously.Im not sure when school starts and ends (I'm an American attending college here). I think it begins around the same time as American schools, but ends maybe an hour later than ours. They only get a lunch break, and that's it. Ten to fifteen minutes between classes is standard. There is school on Saturdays, but it tends to just be a half day, ending around noon or so.College begins in April, but I don't know about previous school caldendars, but I think its the same. Most breaks are longer, with both spring and winter breaks being about a month. Summer break, though, is also only a month long (July). This is nationally standardized.This is pretty much the same as in America.Hope that helps!</blockquote>

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