B Shichi-Go-San 七五三节In Japan, children who are three, five or seven years old are thought (被认为) to be especially lucky.So, on November 15, families who have children of these ages take part in(参加) a very old festival. This special children's festival is called "Shichi-Go-...
During the samurai era, it was customary for children to have their heads shaved at birth. It was kept short until the age of three. The Shichi-go-san festival marked the time when children could start growing their hair, referred to askamioki(髪置き), meaning to “leave the hair.” A...
The Shichi-Go-San festival is believed to have originated back in the days when children often died young and parents wanted to express their gratitude for those who had survived. It has long been traditional in Japan to take girls aged seven, boys of five, and all three-year-olds, dresse...
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Images Shichi-go-san Japanese girls dressed for the Shichi-go-san festival. © sot—Photodisc/Getty Images Shintō blessing A Shintō priest blessing children during the Shichi-go-san (Seven-Five-Three) festival... Cameramann International...
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