November 23 is Labor Thanks-giving Day, which was established in 1948. This day was set aside to recognize the importance of labor and to express our gratitude to working people. Farmers celebrate the rice harvest on this day. Formerly, this was the day for Harvest Festival held in the Imperial Household, in which the Emperor dedicated the newly harvested rice of the year to the gods and thanked them for the good harvest they had granted us. I used to tap my father on the shoulder when I was a kid on the day !! But nowadays I don't do that at all =( I will have to resume it!!!!!