三さん大だい節せつ

noun

the three grand national holidays (pre-1927)

Historical term referring to the three major national holidays in Japan before 1927: 四方拝 (Prayer to the Four Quarters), 紀元節 (Empire Day), and 天長節 (the Emperor's Birthday).

See also: 紀元節 · 四方拝 · 天長節

• 戦せん前ぜんの日本にほんでは、三さん大だい節せつは国こく民みんの祝しゅく日じつとして広ひろく祝いわわれていた。

  In prewar Japan, the three grand national holidays were widely celebrated as national holidays.