Talk:Coming of Age Day

message: I am unsure on the factual accuracy of the page this page was previously 'plagarised' and have come upon conflicted internet resources on the matter.
Is this ceremony really for people who will turn 20 in the coming year? I am really doubting that. The drinking age in Japan is 20, that means unless your birthday falls in the first 2 weeks of January, you are not allowed to drink. I know that japan may not be exactly strong on enforcing legal ages, but that would be ridiculous to ahve a Nationally Sponsored festivity day that encourages underage drinking. -- to lazy to log in
:Yes, all people who turn 20 in 2006 will have their ceremony on Monday.  Neier 07:43, 5 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I need to remember to be more specific when asking my friends about things.  I found out tonight that the "all year" is the one which matches the school (and most fiscal) years -- from April to March.  So, anyone born between April 1, 1985 – March 31, 1986 will have their ceremony on January 9, 2006.  The underage drinking problem of ZayZayEm's message still exists, but only for about 1/4 of the group -- which is better than 51/52.  :-) Neier 12:11, 8 January 2006 (UTC)

text: I have to check my sources on this, but it used to be that people didn't celebrate their individual birthdays in Japan; your age was based on the year in which you were born and not necessarily the specific day.  That being the case, Coming of Age day was a way to celebrate everyone becoming adults in their 20th year and, technically, that meant that you were (possibly) considered 20 and could drink legally.  I do believe, however, that people do celebrate birthdays in Japan currently so I'm not sure if my theory still stands that you are considered 20 if that is your celebratory year.  I would have to look this all up later because I'm at work, so I may have muddled ZayZayEM's question moreso than if it had been left alone. SailorAlphaCentauri 16:13, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

text: I would also like to point out that being able to drink has nothing to do with the Seijinshiki (ceremony) itself, but with your birth of date printed on your ID. So, even if a 19 year old had his/her ceremony early, this would not mean they can drink. aixime  —Preceding undated comment added 19:53, 7 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: How 20 is 20

message: Sorry, must have done the wrong link. Episode 7] really is about seijin shiki. I put it here for your perusal. Jeshii 03:34, 1 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Podcast

message: Given the overlap in subject matter, the material from Genpuku should be merged into this article as a part of the day's history. If there are no objections, I shall perform the merge within a week or two. armagebedar (talk) 00:39, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree that the two articles address similar subjects but I believe someone from the Japan project should guide the wikipedia community in the aim. Paradise Chronicle (talk) 02:05, 30 November 2022 (UTC)

text: Support. Additionally, there's also the Genpuku article, which focusses on the historical origin of the modern practice. Should we therefore merge them all into one, if there is historical continuity between them? Klbrain (talk) 22:40, 21 December 2022 (UTC)

text: Support merger of the three articles Michiganwolverinette (talk) 21:40, 8 February 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merger proposal 

message: This is also a holiday in Korea; this article needs to be globalized to reflect this. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 17:56, 28 June 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Then there should be a separate article for the Korean holiday. This one is focused on the Japanese one. —howcheng  {chat} 10:53, 2 January 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Also in Korea 

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