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Kodomo no Hi. Amy Lanese. Kodomo no Hi wa nani desu ka?. Kodomo no Hi is celebrated on May 5 th and is a festival for children.It celebrates childrens happiness and growth. Families raise carp shaped flags called Koinobori which blow through the wind.
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Kodomo no Hi Amy Lanese
Kodomo no Hi wa nani desu ka? • Kodomo no Hi is celebrated on May 5th and is a festival for children.It celebrates childrens happiness and growth. • Families raise carp shaped flags called Koinobori which blow through the wind.
The koinobori are carp shaped, because carp can swim up waterfalls. They represent strength and success. • Besides koinobori, samurai dolls, hats, and armor are also out for display to show masculinity.
Iris leaves are also an important symbol of this holiday, since the leaf looks like a • sword. These leaves are used to decorate dolls. • Children may also take a Shobuyu, which is a bath with floating iris leaves, which symbolizes the child will be strong.
Food • On kodomo no hi, they eat chimaki, which is a sweet rice dumpling wrapped in iris or bamboo leaves. • They also eat kashiwa- mochi which are rice cakes containing sweet bean paste wrapped in oak leaves.
Kodomo no Hi Facts • Kodomo no Hi used to be called Tango no Sekku, or Boys day. It was not until 1948 it got renamed to Kodomo no Hi. • Tango no Sekku is a national holiday, but Hinamatsuri (Girls day) is not, which is why they renamed it Kodomo no Hi.