Japan's Coming of Age Day celebrating those who reach age 20.

• A. Gwendolyn Brooks, We Real Cool, 1963
• B. Debuts
• C. Khatam al Quran
• D. Seijin no Hi

Answer: (D)

The concept here is naming a specific Japanese holiday that marks entering adulthood. Seijin no Hi is the Japanese term for that celebration, literally meaning “Coming of Age Day.” It’s a national observance for people who turn twenty, the age at which one becomes legally an adult in Japan. Ceremonies are held in local government offices and communities, and many young adults dress in formal attire—women often in furisode kimono and men in suits or traditional dress. The date has shifted to the second Monday of January in recent years, with the idea of giving the new adults a long weekend; previously it was fixed on January 15. The other options don’t fit this context: one points to an American poet and a poem, another is a vague term, and the last refers to a religious rite for completing the Quran—none of which describe Japan’s Coming of Age Day.