Marine Day

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The third Monday of July is Marine Day (Japanese: 海の日 Umi no hi), the 14th national holiday of Japan. It was observed for the first time in 1996 on July 20, after being declared a national holiday a year earlier. The holiday was moved from July 20 to the third Monday of July starting in the year 2003 in accordance with a Happy Monday Systems legislation passed in 2001.

Many people take advantage of the national holiday and the summer weather to take a beach trip. As a modern secular holiday there are no tradional ceremonies associated with the day.