RESPECT FOR THE AGED DAY in JAPAN -- 敬老の日 Keirō no Hi

            OLD FOLK'S DAY in JAPAN. Or at least it was. Now they call it "RESPECT FOR THE ELDERLY DAY", "RESPECT FOR THE AGED DAY", and other fancier means of expression.

It started out in Hyogo Prefecture of Japan back in 1947 as "OLD FOLK'S DAY" (Toshiyori no Hi), then spread nation-wide. In 1966, the central government in Tokyo declared it a national holiday, and changed the name to the more highfalutin "RESPECT FOR THE AGED DAY" (Keirō no Hi).

Okinawa (as the Ryukyu Islands) was still sticking with the original "OLD FOLK'S DAY" when they issued their 3-Cent Stamp and First Day Cover to commemorate the day back in 1968.

This discrepancy was fixed upon Reversion to Japan in 1972.

Along with the old Okinawa couple from the Ryukyu Kingdom days, I'm throwing in a couple of mainland Japanese couples from back in the 1880s.

By the way, I'm 65 now, and can be finally counted in with these venerable "Old Folks" !

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Taken on: March 17, 2015

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