雅思口语素材：Coming-of-Age Day(Japan)日本成人节
<p> 雅思口语素材：<span word="Coming">Coming</span>-<span word="of">of</span>-<span word="Age">Age</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>日本成人节</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="January">January</span></p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="January">January</span> is Coming-of-Age Day, a national holiday to encourage those who have newly entered adulthood to become self-reliant members of society. The holiday used to be on January 15, but in 2000 it was moved to the second Monday of the month.</p><p> <span word="Municipal">Municipal</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="coming">coming</span>-<span word="of">of</span>-<span word="age">age</span> <span word="ceremonies">ceremonies</span> <span word="for">for</span> 20-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="olds">olds</span>, <span word="since">since</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="adult">adult</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="legally">legally</span> <span word="defined">defined</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> 20 <span word="or">or</span> <span word="over">over</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="gain">gain</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="twentieth">twentieth</span> <span word="birthday">birthday</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="theyre">theyre</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="smoke">smoke</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drink">drink</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="responsibilities">responsibilities</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="age">age</span> 20 <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span>.</p><p> <span word="Coming">Coming</span>-<span word="of">of</span>-<span word="age">age</span> <span word="ceremonies">ceremonies</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="immemorial">immemorial</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="boys">boys</span> <span word="marked">marked</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="transition">transition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="adulthood">adulthood</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="around">around</span> 15, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> 13 <span word="or">or</span> <span word="so">so</span>. <span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Edo">Edo</span> <span word="period">period</span>, <span word="boys">boys</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="forelocks">forelocks</span> <span word="cropped">cropped</span> <span word="off">off</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="teeth">teeth</span> <span word="dyed">dyed</span> <span word="black">black</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="wasnt">wasnt</span> <span word="until">until</span> 1876 <span word="that">that</span> 20 <span word="became">became</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="adulthood">adulthood</span>.</p><p> <span word="These">These</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="males">males</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="suits">suits</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="coming">coming</span>-<span word="of">of</span>-<span word="age">age</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="females">females</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="furisode">furisode</span>--<span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="kimonofor">kimonofor</span> <span word="unmarried">unmarried</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="extra">extra</span>-<span word="long">long</span> <span word="sleeves">sleeves</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="elaborate">elaborate</span> <span word="designs">designs</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="unmarried">unmarried</span> <span word="women">women</span>, <span word="furisode">furisode</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="formal">formal</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="wear">wear</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="don">don</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="marking">marking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="adult">adult</span> <span word="life">life</span>.</p>
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