The 3rd Monday of September is the Respect for the Aged Day.
Respect for the elderly and longlivity is celebrated today in all Japan.
In this country, I really feel how much the grandparents are important in a family.
As a tradition, the elder child takes care of the grandparents and continue the family's business.
If the elder child is a man, he's wife and children live with the grandparents.
If the elder child is woman, she has to find a husband who can take care of grandparents business and themselves. In old days, the husband was taking the wife's lastname to continue father-in-law's business.
On this special day, the family gives flowers and gifts for their wisdown and as a respect for them.
It's culture that has mother's day, father's day, boy's day, girl's day, aged people's day... for those family living far away each other, the children travel to visit your family at least once a year... however, I can say, people close to me they see their parents at least 3 times a year, even costing lots of money (it's more expensive traveling inside Japan then abroad) or traveling all day... and bringing all the wife and children with him...
It's a respectful culture.
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