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Children’s Day. But I Thought It was Children’s Day ?. Every year on the 5 th of May Children’s Day is celebrated in Japan. Although it is suppose to be called Children’s Day, it is actually called Tango-no-Sekku, or Boy’s Day. Koi-Nobori. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Children’s Day
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But I Thought It was Children’s Day ?
• Every year on the 5th of May Children’s Day is celebrated in Japan.
• Although it is suppose to be called Children’s Day, it is actually called Tango-no-Sekku, or Boy’s Day.
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Koi-Nobori
• Koi-Noibori are carp like streamers made of paper or cloth which fill with wind and seem to swim in the air
• A carp is flown for each son in the family, a very large one for the eldest, and the others ranging down in size
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Streaming Koi-Nobori
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Why a Carp ?
• The carp is used to represent Boy’s Day because in Japan it is considered the most spirited of fish, swimming up streams and cascades.
• In Japan this strength and determination stands for courage and the ability to attain high goals.
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Beginnings of the Festival
• No one knows for sure when the observation of Tango-no-Sekku began but some legends relate it back to a custom practiced by farmers in May.
• In Japan, May is the time of year when insects appear and some farmers may have erected streaming banners, such as the carp, to scare away the insects.
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Or Did It Have Something to Do With the Samurai ?
• Others trace the beginning of the festival to Japan’s victory over the Mongols on May 5, 1282.
• As a result, many Samurai families erected flags and streamers in celebration of the victory.
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Shobu
• The Japanese iris, Shobu, has always been closely associated with the Boys’ Festival.
• The iris leaf is prominent in the observance of Tango-no-Sekku because the sound of the word Shobu, although written with different characters, implies striving for success.
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More Customs
• Also, on Boy’s day, a display is arranged in the tokonoma, in the guest room of a Japanese house.
• Among the decorations are a miniature helmet, suits of armor, a sword, a bow and arrow, and silk banners bearing the family crest.
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Example of a Typical Doll on Boy’s Day
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Sayonara