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Respect for the Aged Day (敬老の日 Keirō no Hi) is a Japanese holiday celebrated annually to honor elderly citizens. It started in 1966 as a national holiday and was held on every September 15. After 2003 Respect for the Aged Day is held on the 3rd Monday of September due to the Happy Monday System.This national holiday traces its origins to 1947 when Nomadani-mura (later Yachiyo-cho currently Taka-cho) Hyōgo Prefecture proclaimed September 15 Old Folks’ Day (Toshiyori no Hi).