Is there such a thing as easy housework?

Today, and November 23rd annually, is Easy Housework Day ラク家事の日. Isn't 'easy housework' a bit of an oxymoron!? But the purpose of the day and the people behind it reveal that it is a marketing ploy to get people to consider purchasing home appliances that make housework a bit easier!

The anniversary was purposefully set to November 23rd because it is also "Labor Thanksgiving Day", a day when people think about work and feel gratitude to various workers, including those who do the housework in a given home. The day was created by Panasonic Consumer Marketing, who promote wholesale sales, repair, and service services of Panasonic brand home appliances.

As a related anniversary, today is also "shared housework day", an anniversary established by Fukui Prefecture to promote the idea of all members of the family do housework together and it not just be left to one person. Other related anniversaries include January 25th, May 25th, and September 25th which are "housewives day off"! As if housewives ever get a complete day off or as if there is such a thing as easy housework!

Check out City-coster's least favorite household chores here.