Excerpt from Annual Events in Japan Some of the celebrations are observed with equally austere rites by the whole nation, from His Majesty the Emperor down.to the humblest of his subjects. Others are enjoyed by the members of certain religious sects, professions, or districts in gay or solemn mood, according to the nature of the celebra tion. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.