When is Children's Day in Japan?

June 1 It is generally considered as Children's Day internationally, but when is Children's Day in Japan? It is reported that Japan is unique and has been using Children's Day since ancient times.

When is Children's Day in Japan? Japan Children's Day? Article 753. June 1 day is generally regarded as Children's Day all over the world. But Japan is unique, and has been using Children's Day since ancient times: March 3 is Girls' Day; May 5th is Boys' Day and July 53rd is Children's Day.165438+1October 15.

This is a festival specially held for girls aged 7 and 3 and boys aged 5. The origin of this festival is also very interesting; In the past, medicine was underdeveloped, nutrition was insufficient, and the mortality rate of children before the age of 3 was high. The Japanese believe that people can't be cultivated until they are 3 years old, and 7 years old is the key age for children to transition to teenagers. 165438+ 10/5 On this day, boys wore harmonious pants and girls wore colorful kimonos, and their parents led them to the shrine to buy "chitose cakes".

Different from our country, Japan's Children's Day, in which all Japanese people have a day off, is celebrated as a family, not as a celebration for children. Some families use the Golden Week holiday to lead their children to travel at home and abroad, and some parents take their children to Disneyland.

Another essential thing is to eat a candy called "Chitose" on July 3rd with a good wish of longevity. On that day, everyone will buy candy suitable for their age. This kind of candy tastes a bit like China's maltose, which is very malleable and symbolizes longevity.

On May 5th, Japanese Children's Day "こどもの"; It turned out to be the fifth day of the fifth lunar month (Dragon Boat Festival). After Meiji, it was changed to solar calendar. Is there a custom of hanging carp flags on Children's Day? Carp yue longmen? Pray for the safety and health of children. The carp flag is mostly colored and also means to ward off evil spirits.

Children's Day is one of the national holidays in Japan. Children's Day (1948) is designated as a national holiday to respect children's personality and express gratitude to their mothers while praying for them. こどものとは, Japanese national のの125438+0 つでこどもの

Children's Day is scheduled for May 5th, the last day of the Golden Week. People will pray for the healthy growth of children on this day. こどものはゴールデンィークのにぁた, the last day.

Children are considered to be entrusted to the care of the gods before they are 7 years old, so they use? Sacrifice? Meaning? For what? Words to express memory? Zigong? . But it is said that some people think? For what? Give a word? Adult man? The feeling, so use hiragana to record. In addition, there is a saying that the word is expressed in Hiragana for children to read. こどもは, まではのかりものとされ しかしのゑからとぃぅはのとぃぅぅはのとぃぅ.またよればこどもにもフめよぅにに.

Children's Day used to be the Dragon Boat Festival in the lunar calendar, so the festive atmosphere of Children's Day Dragon Boat Festival is also relatively strong. After Meiji, it was changed to solar calendar. Now on Children's Day, boys will install some helmets, Dragon Boat Festival dolls and carp flags at home. In a family with boys and girls, boys and girls will spend Children's Day together. Recently, only girls' families began to hang carp flags. It's not just boys who take part in the activities. So in primary school, boys and girls would fold paper into helmets and play together. Ancient Dragon Boat Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Japanese Dragon Boat Festival, Japanese Dragon Boat Festival, Male Dragon Boat Festival and Now Brothers, Sisters, Families, Threads, Wishes and Common. Play by the rules of the participants, both men and women. そのためでもがになってでをったてでっった.

The custom of Japanese Children's Day and Daughter's Day.

March 3rd is the traditional Japanese Daughter's Day. Japanese Daughter's Day originated from the traditional Shangsi Festival in China, which is the extension and development of China culture in Japan.

At this time, families with girls will wear palace dolls with exquisite workmanship and gorgeous shapes, wishing girls happiness, peace and healthy growth. If you like watching anime or Japanese dramas, you will be familiar with Daughter's Day. On that day, many paper dolls or wooden dolls followed Shui Piao. Their custom holds that people occasionally take away more diseases and sorrows for people!

The placement of dolls is the biggest feature of Daughter's Day. These palace dolls in brocade clothes are famous for their exquisite beauty and exquisite craftsmanship. The placement of girls' day dolls is very particular. On the special altar, there are generally three layers, five layers and seven layers arranged in odd numbers. What is the top floor of a standard doll altar? The son of heaven and the queen mother? The following floors can be equipped with three female officials, five children in charge of playing music, waiters and page attendants as needed. When placing dolls, should they be supplemented? Peach blossoms, lanterns, dressing tables, daily necessities? And in some places, food such as white wine and diamond cakes will be put in the habit.

Generally, girls' day dolls will be put away a few days before March 3, and put away in time for next year. It is said that once the doll is left for too long, it will affect the daughter's marriage.

From the doll specifications of Daughter's Day, we can often judge a family's wealth and social status, which is also a true reflection of Japan's economic development. In 1970s and 1980s, Japan's economy developed rapidly, and the number of dolls and luxury goods reached their peak. If the ancestors were famous families, the dolls placed at home even have a history of hundreds of years and can be listed as special cultural relics designated by the state. Daughter's Day is a time when cherry blossoms bloom. Adults will use the leaves of cherry trees to make cherry cakes for their daughters, hoping that their daughters will look as beautiful as cherry blossoms.

Boys' Day custom

Just as the Peach Blossom Festival is a festival for girls, the Dragon Boat Festival is also a lively festival for boys. According to traditional customs, on this day, families with sons will decorate their rooms with heroic dolls (such as heroes often seen in ancient kabuki), and hang carp flags (carp flags/こぃのぼり) and seven-color colorful flags (blowing and flowing) outside the rooms. Paper-made green carp (real) and red carp (flying carp) sway in the air like swimming in the sea. Legend has it that carp can jump bravely? Longmen? Yes, so use it to wish boys grow up healthily, be full of vigor and work hard like carp.

Carp flag (carp flag/こぃのぼり)

In order to celebrate May 5th Boys' Day (carp のぼり /こぃのぼり, Japanese name is "son to son"), families with boys hang carp flags. This custom began in the Edo period and was originally the custom of the Dragon Boat Festival (Dragon Boat Festival Festival/たんごのせつく) in the lunar calendar, in order to pray for the boys at home to become useful as soon as possible. It has something to do with the story of yue longmen, a carp in Longmen, China. Now it's changed to May 5th in the solar calendar.

history

Why do you hang the carp flag? China in the Edo era? Carp yue longmen? In Japan, it is said that carp gather in Longmen of the Yellow River every March and April. If they can go upstream and cross the waterfalls in Beishan, they can become dragons. Therefore, I think carp is a symbol of good luck. In order to pray for God to bless their children, I erected the carp flag to attract God's attention.

In Japan, the fifth day of May in the solar calendar is the Dragon Boat Festival. Dragon Boat Festival is the same as Boys' Day, so on this day, there are calamus leaves on the doors of every household, and Zhong Kui's exorcism map is hung at home to eat exorcism cakes (called? Berry cake? ) or zongzi. ? Acorus calamus? And then what? Wu Shang? Homophonic? Carp flag? It means carp yue longmen. The carp flag is a hollow carp made of cloth or silk. There are three colors: black for father, red for mother and blue for boy. The number of blue flags represents the number of boys. The Japanese believe that carp is a symbol of strength and courage, expressing parents' desire that their children and grandchildren become brave and strong soldiers. According to? Respect the child's personality, seek the child's happiness, and thank the mother at the same time? The principle, the provisions of this day as a national holiday.

Customs of Children's Day 753

165438+ 10/5 is a traditional festival in Japan. The third day of July is an activity to worship temples in order to protect children's healthy growth. Generally speaking, boys are 5 years old and girls pay homage when they are 3 or 7 years old. The Meiji era was held according to the lunar calendar before, but now it is held according to the new history. In addition to165438+1October 15, many people congratulated 753 on the weekend around 1 15.

There was a proverb in the Edo period: "Children under seven years old are children of the Buddha. It means that parents only temporarily take the place of Buddha to take care of their children before they are seven years old. Therefore, if a child before the age of seven encounters misfortune, parents generally do not handle formal funerals; On the other hand, if you commit a crime, you don't have to accept sanctions, and your parents' crimes won't implicate your children.

There are still many kimonos in 753 clothing. Therefore, during this period, people wearing beautiful kimonos can be seen everywhere in temples, and people must never stop to have a look. Beautiful kimonos are usually borrowed from photo studios, although some people prepare them themselves. Every photo studio has prepared a cheap package for shooting and renting kimonos.

I have to eat thousands of sweets at 7: 53 (ちとせぁめ, Chitose). Chitose candy is rod-shaped and packed in a bag with cranes and turtles painted on it. These two animals represent longevity. Chitose literally means a thousand years, which means a very long time. Chitose candy and its packaging bags reflect parents' infinite expectations. They all hope that their children can live a long life and have all the best.

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