Feast of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist

Japanese: ヨハネ祭 - ヨハネさい(英語表記)Feast of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist
Feast of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist
The birthday of John the Baptist. June 24th. John was born six months before Jesus Christ as the son of the Jewish priest Zacharias and his wife Elizabeth, and later baptized Christ, as detailed in the Bible (Luke 1:13-20, Matthew 3:13-16, etc.). Therefore, when Christmas was established on December 25th, his birthday became the midsummer day, June 24th. Although the name John's Day is a Christian expression, the midsummer festival is much older than Christianity and was widely celebrated throughout Europe.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
バプテスマのヨハネの生誕祭。6月24日。ヨハネがユダヤの祭司ザカリヤと妻エリサベツの子としてイエス・キリストより6ヵ月早く生まれ,長じて後,キリストに洗礼を施したことは聖書に詳しく記されている(《ルカによる福音書》1:13~20,《マタイによる福音書》3:13~16ほか)。したがって,クリスマスが12月25日に定められると,彼の誕生日は6月24日の夏至Midsummer Dayの日となった。ヨハネ祭という名称はキリスト教的表現であるが,夏至の祝祭はキリスト教よりはるかに古く,全ヨーロッパで広く祝われた。

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