japanese festivals and national holidays
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Japanese Festivals and National Holidays. Spring is the beginning of a year. It’s so warm and comfortable season that many people like it. People wish for a happiness and healthy growth through a year in Spring. Spring. Doll festivals called Hina-Matsuri. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Japanese Festivals and National Holidays
SpringSpring is the beginning of a year. It’s so
warm and comfortable season that many people like it. People wish for a
happiness and healthy growth through a year in Spring.
It’s the festival for girls on 3rd in MarchFamily with girls displays hina dolls
People wish for a happiness and healthy growth.It’s believed that being late for put them back means being late for getting married.
Doll festivals called Hina-Matsuri
It’s national holiday for boys on May 5th.The day is aimed at celebrating the healthy growth of children and to thank their mothersFamily with boys displays a helmet called kabutoThey put up carp streamers called koinobori
Children’s day
very big hina dolls!!!! sushi formed hina dolls
kabuto made of newspaper carp streamers made by children
Summer
There are many festivals in summer in Japan. People enjoy spending time there
with their friends or families. They buy something to drink and eat at small shops like this picture. When some people go to
the festivals, they wear yukata like Japanese kimono.
Celebarate a Chinese legend Held on the night of the 7th of JulyPray to the gods for somethingSome ornaments are attached to branches of bamboo
The Star festival called Tanabata
many many colorful and big fireworksseeing beautiful fireworks makes un really happyWhy people call ‘Tamaya--!!!’ when they watch fireworks?
Fireworks Festival
This is the Buddhist all souls’ day.Dancing for a service for dead peopleMusic is slow tempo, and the arrangement of a dance is simple.Bon dance has been changing for many years.
Bon Dance Festival
Autumn
This is calm season in a year, it’s not too hot and neither too cold. So people enjoy playing sports, reading books, and foods or something.And people can enjoy viewing colored leaves in Autumn. Leaves turn red or yellow or purple…
There are so many colors in them.
A festival for thanking to the god for harvestPeople carry a portable shrineWearing coats called happi is common.
Harvest Festival
WinterThis is the coldest season in a year. We
have a lot of snow in winter in the west of Japan. My place doesn’t have as mush
snow as other place. Snow causes many troubles. For example, car accidents, a delay of trains and buses. On the other
hand, falling snow is very beautiful.
The history of this festivalPeople visit Sapporo to see it from not only Japan also all over the world.Display some statues made of snow
Snow Festival in Sapporo