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Children’s Day

Children’s Day. The day is a national holiday in Japan occurring on May 5 th . 子 供の 日 , （ Kodomo no Hi ? ). Name. The day was originally called Tango no Sekku . It was renamed Kodomo no Hi in 1948 when it was declared a national holiday. Other Countries.

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Children’s Day

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  1. Children’s Day The day is a national holiday in Japan occurring on May 5th. 子供の日, （Kodomo no Hi?)

  2. Name The day was originally called Tango no Sekku. It was renamed Kodomo no Hiin 1948 when it was declared a national holiday

  3. Other Countries The festival is still celebrated in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau as the Duanwu Festival or Tuen Ng Festival (Cantonese), in Korea as the Dano Festival, and Vietnam as the TetDuon Ngo. It was originally for boys but has since been changed to include both boys and girls.

  4. What the words mean : Tango no Sekku Sekku（せっく） means a season's festival Tango no Sekku marks the beginning of summer or the rainy season. Tan（端）means "edge" or "first" Go（午） means "noon".

  5. Carp shaped flags Families raise carp-shaped koinobori flags （鯉幟 ）(carp because of the Chinese legend that a carp that swims upstream becomes a dragon, and the way the flags blow in the wind looks like they are swimming), one for each child, display a Kintaro doll （金他路）usually riding on a large carp, and the traditional Japanese military helmet,kabuto. Kintarō and the kabuto　（かぶと） are symbols of a strong and healthy boy.

  6. Food Mochi（おもち）rice cakes wrapped in kashiwa（かしわ）or oak leaves kashiwa-mochi - just like regular mochi, but is also filled with red beans jam chimaki（ちまき）-a kind of "sweet rice paste", wrapped in an iris or bamboo leaf.

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