childrend's day japan

Google Japan today celebrates Kodomo no hi, meaning Children’s Day, “is a Japanese national holiday which takes place annually on May 5, the fifth day of the fifth month, during the Golden Week period. It is a day set aside to respect children’s personalities and to celebrate their happiness.” [Wikipedia]

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Fifth of May is also Cinco de Mayo, “a national, but not federal, holiday in Mexico which is also widely celebrated in the United States”, but obviously “Google Doodles doesn’t care about Mexican people“.

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