Shichi-go-san (Seven-five-three) - November 15Shichi-go-san (Seven-five-three) - November 15〜A gala day for children of three, five and seven years of age〜
What's the meaning of this event?
Shichi-go-san (a gala day for children of three, five and seven years
of age) is an event occurring on November 15, when prayers are offered
for children's growth. Because odd numbers are considered auspicious
in Japan, the odd numbered years of this important period of a child's
growth - that is, the ages of three and five for boys, three and seven
for girls - are celebrated.
What do people do on this day?
Children dress up in their gala dresses and go with their parents to a
shrine to pay a visit to the deity there, and children are given
chitose-ame (thousand-year candy).
Are there objects associated with this event?
Chitose-ame (thousand-year candy)
3, 5 and 7 year-old girls and boy
Shinto-shrine
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