The name of the ceremony will be changed to `` 20 festival '' before the age of adult is reduced Tokanagi Kanuma January 12 16:23
Before the age of adults will be reduced from 20 to 18 due to the revision of the Civil Code next year, Kanuma City, Tochigi Prefecture will change the name of the "Adult Ceremony" and a ceremony for a 20-year-old celebration will be held Was.
Approximately 750 new adults attended the ceremony held in Kanuma City, Tochigi Prefecture on the 12th, and their representatives stated their oath.
Among them, Masataka Kodaka lost two classmates in 2011 when a crane truck plunged into a row of elementary school students going to school in the city and killed six children. I want to make my dream come true. "
Kanuma City considers that opening an 18-year-old ceremony at this time will affect entrance examinations and employment, while considering the future of the coming-of-age ceremony in various places in line with the lowering of the adult age. The ceremony was decided to continue.
However, the name of the "Coming-of-Age Ceremony" has been changed to "Kanuma City 20 Festival", which is written as "Festival" of "20", and the city will try to establish the name.
A woman who attended on the 12th said, "I think the name of the ceremony is fresh and I want to be an adult who does not forget a gentle heart."