ubon yasumi

[twinklyblue]

ilang araw ba karaniwan ang ubon yasumi sa workplace nyo? possible rin ba na wala ito? ano ang mga patakaran sa nyo regarding dito? share naman po.hehe.. kung may existing thread na.. sensya na po. pakimerge na lang dun. :D

[dcat]

hullo twinklyblue!:)
Obon is a customary tradition in Japan. The Japanese people thinks that Obon is when the dead comes back from their world to visit this world. They therefore see this season as the perfect time to greet their beloved departed.

Now, most Japanese companies respect this tradition and allow their employees to have holidays during these days so that they could visit the grave or the remains of their dead. Mostly, I think they give their employees three days off, but employees take advantage of this and add a day or two of paid holiday (that is 有給休暇 in japanese) so that they could lengthen their holiday and maybe go out on a vacation abroad.

You see, three days of Obon holiday plus two days of paid holiday, wisely arranged, could enable an employee to have 9 straight days of vacation. Mostly, Japanese do this by working on Obon and taking the holiday on alternative days when they see fit. It is wiser to do it that way, since if you got your holiday in Obon, the highway are all packed with commuters and it's difficult to go by on a local trip.

Alas, some companies, especially foreign-owned companies do not give their employees Obon yasumi. But I am lucky my company does, even if only for three short days.:)

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haha.. obon pala un..haha.. not ubon. thanks for the very detailed explanation. naghihintay kasi kami na magannounce ang company namin. pero up until now, there was no hint what-so-ever. we dont have any company calendar to refer to.

[Dax]

ilang araw ba karaniwan ang ubon yasumi sa workplace nyo? possible rin ba na wala ito? ano ang mga patakaran sa nyo regarding dito? share naman po.hehe.. kung may existing thread na.. sensya na po. pakimerge na lang dun. :D

Japanese ang company ko pero dito sa amin walang obon yasumi per se’, kasi hindi naman ito National Holiday. Pwede lang gamitin ang paid holidays. Kahit na paid holidays lang, masaya pa din kasi may chance ng mahaba-habang bakasyon. :)

[Yujin]

Most employees prefer to call the vacations they take during this time of the year as "Summer Vacation or Natsu Yasumi" instead of Obon yasumi.

Ganitong buwan ang pagkakataon ng karamihan nagtatrabaho sa kompanya na gamitin ang kanilang mga paid vacations/holidays. Kadalasan ay limang araw na dinudugtong sa 2 weekends kaya bale 9 days din iyon.


Im crossing my fingers so i can take mine probably on the 3rd or 4th week of this month. :D