Respect for the Aged Day is a Japanese holiday celebrated annually to honor elderly citizens and their service to society. It is held on the third Monday of September. This is also the day for the Japanese people, with the highest life-expectancy rate in the world, to think about social welfare issues that concern senior citizens.
People usually visit their parents or grandparents on that day if they are not living together. Kindergarten children often visit special homes for the aged to please them. There are also many events held by local governments where a respect-for-the-aged associations entertain people and give them souvenirs.
