At what age do you celebrate your XNUMXth birthday?Longevity celebration gift store staff explain in an easy-to-understand manner

A woman who thinks something with her arms crossed

CurrentlyFull ageIs expressed in terms of age, but for older peopleCounting yearsThere are some cases where you can express your age with ..., but at this point, some people are already struggling to understand.

 

Assistant
Assistant

What is full age? What is the counting year? Does that mean I have two ages?

 

Doctor
Doctor

In modern times, it is not necessary to distinguish between the two ages, so your mind is full of "???". The only way to count ages today is "full age". But until a while ago, there was also the idea of ​​an age called "counting years". I will briefly explain the difference between "full age" and "counting year"!

 

Woman holding a baby and smiling

The full age is how to express the age at present.

Now, without any doubt, the birth year of a baby is 0 years old.

For example, when I'm asked "Oh, it's grown up. How many are you?" In a park, a young mother sometimes sees a smiling scene saying, "I'm still a month old.Expressed as "age" since a baby is 1 years old, not 1 year oldWill be done. This is"Full age".

このThe age used before "full age" is "counting year".

The question of the sixtieth birthday, Part XNUMX: What is "counting year"?

Taisho era cafe

The number of people who represent age in years has become very few in modern times. It is a word that is not familiar to the general public because it is mainly used for ceremonial occasions.

In the modern age that uses full age, the year of birth is set as 0 years old, whereas in the counting years `` 1 year old '' from the day the baby was bornIs called. afterwards,1 year old is added every new yearWill be

ThereforeA baby born on New Year's Eve is 2 years old the next day!Had become!

It seems to be strongly opposed by modern parents to put a newborn baby in the same rank as a 2-year-old child,In Buddhism the birth of life is at the moment of conceptionIt seems that no one disagrees with this.

That means you didn't celebrate the day you were born

 

Assistant
Assistant

So what was your birthday party like when the main year was counting?

 

Doctor
Doctor

When I was little, I asked my grandma, but she said she didn't remember having her birthday celebrated on the day she was born.Well, she may depend on her family.

 

Assistant
Assistant

I can celebrate on New Year's Day all together, but I still want a present for my own birthday!

 

Doctor
Doctor

I'm greedy to have birthday gifts twice a year. Then maybe one year will be two years old.

 

Assistant
Assistant

Eh! I will cancel the previous statement.

 

In county generations, it's like "New Year's Day is the birthday of the whole family."

It is from here that we call the night off "old age". It depends on how I think it was okay to save the trouble of preparing presents and parties for each member of the family.

Then, did the counting years really celebrate the day they were born? It seems that few people were celebrating as Dr. said.The year of birth was also a way of counting the ages of people when the date of birth was ambiguous, so the date of birth was not generally regarded as important.

In principle, children's growth such as Shichigosan was celebrated by counting the number of years as a turning point, but recently, either “full age” or “number of years” has been set.

Why is "age" the mainstream in modern times?

Small crown made of numbers 1 and lace

Counting years have been used since before the Meiji era, but on December 1902, 12, the "Age Calculation Niseki Sur Law (December 22, Meiji 35, Law No. 12)" came into effect, and For the first time, I clearly stated that it was "2:50 on the day before my birthday". This is to keep pace with the West, where there is no custom of counting years.

However, since the law continued to be used in combination with the full-aged age for a number of years after the law came into effect, a new "law on how to understand the age (May 1950, 1 Law No. 1)" was newly enforced on January 24, 5. . Since the national and local governments are obliged to use the full-age age and use the counting year, it is stated clearly.For a while, full-age and counting years are used togetherHowever, the number of people who spend years counting is now a minority.

In the end of the XNUMXth birthday, do you celebrate at full age? Celebrate in counting years?

Image with question mark on balance

 

Assistant
Assistant

So, is it the full age to celebrate the XNUMXth birthday?Or is it a counting year?

 

Doctor
Doctor

I mean, as you like.

Now, the question is, "At what age should the XNUMXth birthday be celebrated?", According to Dr.

 

As you like, whichever you want

 

However, I will explain the reason to those who are worried even if that is said.

"All about ceremonial occasions" (Jingukan ❓)according to,

Celebration of longevity is generally celebrated from the XNUMXth birthday, and this is because the zodiac of the year of birth (XNUMX zodiac signs) has completed a cycle and the zodiac of the year of birth is revisited. It's usually XNUMX years old, but nowadays it's often celebrated at the age of XNUMX.

 

So, I think it's okay to think flexibly.

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When is the concrete day for the XNUMXth birthday celebration?

By the way, when should we celebrate the 60th birthday? Recently, in the year when we reach the age of XNUMX (actual age),

Recommended day and season to celebrate the XNUMXth birthday
  • • Birthdays, New Year, Golden Week, Obon, Silver Week, etc.
  • • Yoshiyasu Oyasu
  • • Days when family and relatives can easily gather

Are recommended. However, modern people are busy.

There may be various circumstances such as being on an overseas business trip, unable to return to Japan, accidentally forgotten, or not having enough psychological and economic resources to celebrate. Even in such a case, it is okay to flexibly respond to the 60th birthday with a period of 2 years before and after the XNUMXth birthday.

No one will complain if you choose to celebrate your sixtieth birthday with a happy day and a happy laugh.

 

Assistant
Assistant

We all welcome the XNUMXth birthday as long as everyone gathers and celebrates! Even if you don't want to celebrate the XNUMXth birthday, if you have a party feeling,Dopamine ❓"Is secreted, the brain is energized, motivated, and it prevents stroke and dementia ...

 

Doctor
Doctor

Hi high, up there. However, it is certain that the time of the XNUMXth birthday celebration may be unique in some regions. That point will be discussed later, so please refer to it.

For those who don't like the expression of XNUMXth birthday, even if you celebrate with the name of "Hanako" ◎

Present gifts wrapped in pale and glittering colors such as purple and pink

Usually, a 60-year-old celebration is commonly referred to as the "XNUMXth birthday."KakouYou can also celebrate with the words.

What is Kakko

The meaning of Kakko
  • "Hana" character
    Represents 6 because it is decomposed into 1 "ten" and 61 "one"
  • "Kou" character
    It means Koshi-ene and is the first place in the XNUMX zodiac signs. From this, the twelve zodiac signs make a round and return to the first "Koshi", which means a great day

If you are uncomfortable with the words of the "XNUMXth birthday", why not set up a celebration seat called "Hanakou celebration"? Kakko has a gorgeous image that is different from the XNUMXth birthday, so it may be accepted easily.

If you are worried about the time to celebrate the XNUMXth birthday, see also

If you are worried about the date of your XNUMXth birthday celebration, your birthday is recommended! Explain why it is suitable

 

Assistant
Assistant

"Celebration of the flower shell" sounds wonderful ♪ When I turn 60, it's not a celebration of the XNUMXth birthday, but a celebration of the flower shell!

 

Doctor
Doctor

Assistant-kun's XNUMXth birthday celebration is still a long way off.Don't forget that you have a job to study delicious sake before your XNUMXth birthday.