Good Grandchildren Day

In my previous post I introduced "Good Five Generation Family Day". But since 2020, it is not the only family related anniversary of November 5th annually. In 2020 Japan Post registered November 5th as "ii mago no hi" いい孫の日 or "good grandchildren day" in English. Like the Good Five Generation Family Day the date was chosen as a pun on how 1105 (November 5th) can be read. The 11 looks like "ii" which means good and 05 for "mago", which means grandchildren.

It is no coincidence that around the time they established the "good grandchildren day" they also launched "mago photo letter" (「マゴ写レター」in Japanese). It is a service that allows grandchildren to register photos and messages from their smartphones and PCs and deliver them to their grandparents in the form of postcards. A good idea I must admit. 

I don't know how well "mago photo letter" caught on, but although the "good grandchildren" anniversary is not that old, it seems to have caught on well and you can find some posts on social media related to the anniversary. Regardless, it is a nice anniversary I think, and a reminder to be grateful for grandparents.