Japanese Festivals Dedicated to Children (Hina Matsuri, Tango No Sekku, Shichi-Go-San)

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Pages: 208-217
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54664/TMMU5447

Abstract:

For members of every society, children are the future and that’s why they are very important. Parents want their child to be healthy, fed, clothed, and to be successful, and to make it possible, a divine blessing is most often relied upon. Therefore, parents should pray to receive it, performing the necessary rituals. The Japanese have three important festivals celebrating the children: Hina Matsuri (The Festival of Dolls), also known as Momo no sekku (Seasonal Peach Festival) (March 3), Tango no sekku (Seasonal Festival on the Fifth Day of the Fifth Month) or Kodomo no hi (Children’s Day) (May 5) and Shichi-Go-San (7-5-3) (November 15). In this report, we will look at where these traditions come from, how the celebrations take place and how they connect with other annual holidays.

Keywords:

festivals; children; customs; rites; Hina matsuri; Tango no sekku; Shichi-Go-San.

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