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JAPAN
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Japanese Childrens Day is a national holiday
that is celebrated annually across Japan on May
5th. In Japanese, this holiday is known as
kodomo no hi. Kodomo means child, no means for,
and hi means day. The holiday literally means, a
day for children. The purpose of this holiday is
to celebrate and wish for the happiness and well
being of all children
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Until 1948, Japanese Childrens Day was known as
tango no sekku, marking the seasonal change and
beginning of summer or the rainy season, known as
tsuyu in Japan, and also known as Shobu no
Sekku ("shobu" means "iris"). On this day, people
take baths with iris leaves, which have the
shaped of a sword, and pray for health and
safety. They are believed to get rid of illness
and bad omens. This day is the festival for the
boys. It originates from the samurai culture
bathwater with iris stalks (shobuyu)
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Kabuto (Warrior Helmet)
The iris flowers that come to bloom at this time
of year has a scent the Japanese have believed,
since ancient times, that drive away the evil
spirits
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Parents pray for their son's healthy growth by
setting up yoroikabuto (samurai armor replica),
musha ningyo (samurai dolls) and koinobori (carp
banners) The doll symbolizes strength and
courage, especially for boys, during the time
when Japanese Children's Day was still known as
Boys' Day
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Gogatsu Doll to be displayed at Tango-no-Sekku
Boys day doll
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Samurai warrior
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Kutani Porcelain Japanese Kabuto Ornament
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White porcelain doll
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Kintaro doll
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Kintaro (often translated as "Golden Boy") is
a folk hero from Japanese folklore. A child of
superhuman strength, he was raised by a mountain
hag on Mount Ashigara. He became friendly with
the animals of the mountain, and later, after
catching Shutendouji, the terror of the region
around Mount Ooe, he became a loyal follower
of Minamoto no Yorimitsu under the new name
Sakata no Kintoki. He is a popular figure in noh
and kabuki drama, and it is a custom to put up a
Kintaro doll on Boy's Day in the hope that boys
will become equally brave and strong.
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Kintaro dolls
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Gogatsu Ningyo (Samurai Doll) Shown with Kabuto
(Warrior Helmet)
Gogatsu means the fifth moon in the lunar
calendar or the month of May, and ningyo means
doll. The doll symbolizes strength and courage,
especially for boys, during the time when
Japanese Children's Day was still known as Boys'
Day
yoroikabuto (samurai armor replica),
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The fifth day of the fifth month was
traditionally called Tango no Sekku and was a
festival for boys. Girls have their own festival,
called Hina Matsuri (Doll Festival), held on the
third day of the third month Japanese
families display warrior helmets called kabuto
in Japanese, as well as samurai dolls known as
gogatsu ningyo or May dolls.
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In modern times, families will build small
shrines at the entrance of there households. The
decorative arrangements include miniature
helmets, samurai swords, suits of armor, bow and
arrows, silk banner adorned with the families
crest, and warrior dolls.
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Japanese families display warrior helmets called
kabuto in Japanese, as well as samurai dolls
known as gogatsu ningyo or May dolls
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On Children's Day, families with boys fly huge
carp-shaped streamers (koinobori) outside the
house and display dolls of famous warriors and
other heroes inside
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The carp was chosen because it symbolizes
strength and success according to a Chinese
legend, a carp swam upstream to become a dragon
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Koi Nobori (Carp Streamers) During the days
leading up to May 5th, or Childrens Day,
families with boys in their family would raise
colorful banners shaped in the form of carp
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Koinobori - The black carp (Magoi) at the top
represents the father, the red carp (Higoi)
represents the mother, and the last carp
represents the child 
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One carp would represent each boy in the family,
beginning with the eldest at the top of the
banner. In the wind, these carp would appear to
be swimming in the sky, symbolizing the boys
strength
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As is the case with many Japanese holidays,
Childrens Day is often celebrated with time
honored traditions, and of course food. In the
case of this holiday, many of the traditional
foods are sweet desserts to be enjoyed by
children. Below you'll find information regarding
Children's Day traditions and food.
Chimaki
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Chimaki
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Chimaki
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Chimaki is a Japanese glutinous rice dumpling
that is wrapped in a bamboo, banana, or reed leaf
and steamed. It originates from the Chinese
sticky rice dumpling known as zongzi
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zongzi Jianshui zongzi without fillings
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In Japanese cuisine, there are two variations of
chimaki. The first type is savory and filled with
different combinations of meats and vegetables.
The second type is a sweet dessert. Sweet chimaki
can be made with different ingredients for
example, glutinous rice, sweet red bean gelatin
known as yokan, or kudzu powder Savory chimaki
is often enjoyed as an appetizer, snack, or meal.
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Kashiwa mochi is a rice cake filled with sweet
red bean paste and wrapped in a pickled oak leaf
(kashiwa)
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Wagashi and Mochi (Sweets and Rice Cakes)
Mochi filled with sweet bean paste (an) and
wrapped in an oak leaf (from the Kashiwa or
Daimyo Oak, Quercus Dentata,  which is native to
Japan) Popular sweet on Boys Day (Tango no Sekku,
May 5) because of the symbolism that the old oak
leaves do not fall off until the new shoots have
grown. Is nowadays available the whole year
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The origin of kashiwa-mochi goes back to mid 18th
c. Edo. They were popularized over the whole
country by the system of alternate attendance of
daimyo in Edo. In the Kansai and Western Japan,
where the oak does not occur naturally,
originally on Boys Day chimaki (mochi made of
glutinous rice and wrapped in a bamboo leaf) were
eaten. Instead of oak leaves, here
also sometimes leaves of greenbrier-type trees
are used (Sarutoriibara, Smilacaceae).In contras
t to  sakura-mochi, where the cherry leaf has
been pickled, the oak leaf is not meant to be
eaten
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Shobu (Iris) Sake Cup
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Finley chopped iris leaves are also steeped in
sake and warm baths as they are believed to
cleanse evil spirits from the body. Of course
the sake is only enjoyed by the fathers
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Sweet mochi The legal drinking age in Japan is
twenty. Once a person turns twenty, he or she is
considered an adult and can drink sake. Coming of
Age Day traces its roots back to the ancient
ceremony known as genpuku. On this occasion the
sons of nobles or samurais between the ages of 11
and 17 were given their first adult clothing,
hairstyle, and name to mark their passage into
adulthood. Today people celebrate this day with
Japanese sake
Sake cup for drinking sake containing iris petals
(shobuzake)
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The title is Ayame no Koromo (Iris Kimono)
Nippon porcelain
1890's Nippon Porcelain Moriage Iris Vase with
Gold Gilt
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Horikiri Shobu Hanamori Zu (Japanese Iris in Full
Bloom at Horikiri), in collection of Katsushika
City Museum
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2016
Sound Traditional Hida folk songs
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