Japanese Festivals

Made by: Zach and Jason Japanese Festivals

七　五　三 7, 5, 3 Festival • On 7, 5, 3 day Boys wear their Hakama trousers and Haori Jackets • Girls where their Obi sash for the first time with their Kimono • The children visit the Shinto shrine with their parents

千歳飴 ちとせあめ • The Cranes and Turtle illustrations on the bag represent longevity • The long red hard candies come wrapped in very thin edible rice paper

千歳チョコ Chitose Choco • This year instead of Chitose Ame, the traditional • candy Tirol chocolate was inside the bags

しょがつ New Years Festival

Common Japanese Decorations

としこしそば（年越し蕎麦）

文化の日文化の日文化の日文化の日 The Culture Festival

　　こどもの日 Children’s Day Annually held on May 5, This day celebrates Kids, and they receive gifts And there is no school so they love this day very much

こいのぼり鯉幟 Koinobori colours includeblack, red, blue, green, gold, and sometimes orange and purple. • Koinobori are carp kites, which look a lot like windsocks • They get tied to flag poles and flag poles

かしわもち • Kashiwamochi is a sticky rice cake filled with sweet red bean paste • It is a Japanese tradition to eat these rice cakes on Kodomo no hi • These cakes are also eaten in other Asian countries like Korea

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Japanese Festivals