CHILDRENS DAY こどもの ひ or Childrens day is a celebration for both boys and girls on the 5th of May each year But before 1947 this day was celebrated as the Boys Festival or ID: 698790
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KODOMO NO HIこども の ひCHILDREN’S DAYSlide2
こどものひ or Children’s day is a celebration for both boys and girls on the 5th of May each year. But, before 1947, this day was celebrated as the Boy’s Festival or ‘Tangonoseku’
たんごのせく.
Today
, こどものひ is celebrated to wish all children happiness and health. Slide3
Families fly carp streamers from flagpoles outside their house. These carp streamers are called
‘koinobori’ こいのぼり
.
The large black carp represents the father, the next large carp represents the mother, and
all the
smaller carps on the flagpole represents the children in the family.Slide4
Koinobori traditionally symbolised the strength of males because carp are very strong swimmers.Inside the house, in the alcove called the ‘tokoma
’
とこま, children display a warrior’s helmet or ‘kabuto
’
かぶと and warrior dolls called ‘mushaningyo’ むしゃにんぎょう.Slide5
Special food eaten on this day include: - a type of rice cake wrapped in bamboo leaves
called
‘
chimaki’ ちまき - rice
balls filled with red beans and wrapped in
an oak leaf called ‘kashiwamochi’ きさわもちSlide6
On Kodmonohi こどものひ this traditional song
is sung:
Yane
yori
takai
koinobori
やね より たかい こいのぼりOokii magoi wa otoosanおおきい まごい は おとうさんChiisai
higoi wa kodomotachi
ちいさ
い ひごい は こどもたち
Omoshirosoo
ni
oyoideruおもしろそう に およいでる。
English
translation:
Carp
streamers are higher than the
roof
The
biggest carp is the
father
The
small carp are
children
Enjoying
swimming in the
sky
.Slide7
Setting up the
koinobori
こいのぼり