Children's Day (Japan)

Flags decorated like koi fish (koinobori) are common on Children's Day^[1]

Lua error in Module:Unicode_data at line 293: attempt to index local 'data_module' (a boolean value). in Japan is celebrated on May 5.^[2] It has been a national holiday in Japan since 1948.^[3] Children's Day is one of a group of national holidays called Golden Week.

History

Since the 8th century, it was traditional to have special days for children twice a year—March 3 for girls^[4] and May 5 for boys.^[5]

Children's Day (Japan) Media

Two samurai dolls (Musha Ningyo, 武者人形)
Koinobori, nobori and fukinuke (吹貫). "Japanese Festival in Honor of the Birth of Children" from Sketches of Japanese Manners and Customs, by J.M.W. Silver, illustrated by native drawings, published in London in 1867
Ukiyo-e by Utagawa Hiroshige depicting koinobori. Edo period
Gogatsu Ningyo at Nakayama-dera.
Gogatsu Ningyo from the Taishō era or early Shōwa era. Miniature armor in the ō-yoroi style (center), Samurai dolls featuring Shoki and Emperor Jinmu (back left and right), Samurai dolls wearing armor in the ō-yoroi and tosei gusoku styles (front)
Gogatsu Ningyo (Kabuto type).
Kashiwa-mochi
もち米を笹の葉で三角にまとめて包み、蒸して作ったちまき。砂糖入りきな粉をまぶして食べる。

Related pages

References

↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Koi-nobori" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 544.
↑ Ginkoya, Boy's Day^{[dead link]}. Retrieved 2012-2-21.
↑ KidsWebJapan, Children's Day. Retrieved 2012-2-21.
↑ Ginkoya, Girl's Day Archived 2007-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2012-2-21.
↑ Japanese American National Museum, "Koinobori: Celebrating the Spirit of Boys Day". Retrieved 2012-2-21.

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[1] Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Koi-nobori" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 544.

[2] Ginkoya, Boy's Day^{[dead link]}. Retrieved 2012-2-21.

[3] KidsWebJapan, Children's Day. Retrieved 2012-2-21.

[4] Ginkoya, Girl's Day Archived 2007-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2012-2-21.

[5] Japanese American National Museum, "Koinobori: Celebrating the Spirit of Boys Day". Retrieved 2012-2-21.

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